modulate to a key



modulate to a (different) key

to change from one musical key to another by means of a musical transition. Suddenly, the organist modulated to a key that was too high for most of the singers. I will have to modulate to a lower key before I start the next hymn.
See also: key, modulate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Armstead['a:msted]
Suha-Arabic
Wilhelmina[.wilə'mi:nə]
Willard['wilɑ:d]
FfionFEE-awn, FI-awnWelsh
Goran-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian