This is the key signature for which MAJOR key?

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To identify the key signature, first observe how many flats appear after the treble clef:
- The staff shows four flats placed on B, E, A, and D positions. This configuration is the standard key signature 
  for four-flat keys.
Next, recall the common major keys associated with four flats:
- The four-flat major key is A-flat major. Its relative minor would be F minor, but since the question asks for a MAJOR key, we focus on the major one.
- Other possibilities involving four flats are limited to A-flat major in the major mode; no other major key uses exactly four flats in this conventional notation.
Consider potential distractors and why they don’t fit:
- A major (which has no flats) is clearly not correct given the flat signs shown.
- D-flat major has five flats, not four, so it would be incorrect for this signature.
- B-flat major has two flats, not four, so it also doesn’t match.
- Enharmonic or alternate spellings like G-sharp major are impractical in standard notation and would not correspond to the four-flat signature shown.
Since the question explicitly asks for the MAJOR key, and the image shows exactly four flats in the key signature, the correct interpretation is that this is A-flat major.

This is the key signature for which MAJOR key?

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