The term ‘minor’ refers to the b3rd. This is a C minor chord with a dominant or b7th. If we were to raise the 7th, we would have a C minor chord with a major 7th. Now check Example 5!

Having played the piano for most of my exceedingly long life (Mozart was like a little brother), there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that major and minor chords and the music based upon them are ...

Figure 3: Spectral Analysis of Flute Quartet playing a C minor chord. Notably, the spikes are much narrower than in the trombones, indicating that the flutes produce far fewer partials. Here is the ...