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Music theory

the arrangement of the twelve keys in a cycle of perfect fifths, showing which keys are closely related.

In music theory, circle of fifths refers to the arrangement of the twelve keys in a cycle of perfect fifths, showing which keys are closely related. This meaning comes from Heinichen (1728) in Der General-Bass in der Composition, oder: Neue und gründliche Anweisung.[1]

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Heinichen, J. D. (1728). Der General-Bass in der Composition, oder: Neue und gründliche Anweisung. Bey dem Autore. Open Library record

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