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Node:Key signature, Next:, Previous:Staff symbol, Up:Staff notation



Key signature

Setting or changing the key signature is done with the \key command.

       \key pitch type
     

Here, type should be \major or \minor to get pitch-major or pitch-minor, respectively. The standard mode names \ionian, \locrian, \aeolian, \mixolydian, \lydian, \phrygian, and \dorian are also defined.

This command sets the context property Staff.keySignature. Non-standard key signatures can be specified by setting this property directly.

The printed signature is a KeySignature object, typically created in Staff context.

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