das Ais
A-sharp
In music, the note that is a semitone above A. Enharmonically, this note is identical to B-flat.
EXAMPLE
Der Akkord besteht aus den Tönen Fis, Ais und Cis.
The chord consists of the notes F-sharp, A-sharp, and C-sharp.
das Ais
A-sharp
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Meanings
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Word structure in music
The word 'Ais' (A-sharp) consists of the name of the root note 'A' and the ending '-is'. In German musical notation, the ending '-is' means that a note is raised by a semitone.
EXAMPLE
Wenn man zu G einen Halbton addiert, erhält man Gis.
If you add a semitone to G, you get G-sharp.
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This word belongs to the technical language of music. In normal everyday life, it is practically never used unless you are talking about music theory.
EXAMPLE
Im Musikunterricht lernten wir die Noten Ais und Ces.
In music class, we learned the notes A-sharp and C-flat.
Musical meaning
In music, the note 'Ais' (A-sharp) is enharmonically equivalent to the note 'B' (B-flat in English notation). This means that on a piano, the same black key is used for both notes.
EXAMPLE
Je nach Tonart schreibt der Komponist Ais oder B.
Depending on the key, the composer writes A-sharp or B-flat.
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