F sharp minor

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F♯ minor
Image:A_Major_key_signature.png
Relative key A major
Parallel key F♯ major
Component pitches
F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, E♯, F♯

F sharp minor is a minor scale based on F sharp, consisting of the pitches F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D, E sharp and F sharp (harmonic minor scale). Its key signature consists of three sharps.

Its relative major is A major, and its parallel major is F sharp major.

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary.

Very few symphonies are written in this key, Haydn's Farewell Symphony being one famous example. George Frederick Bristow and Dora Pejačević also wrote symphonies in this key.

The few concerti written in this key are usually premiere concerti written for the composer himself to play, including Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, Alexander Scriabin's Piano Concerto No. 1, Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Henri Vieuxtemps's Violin Concerto No. 1.

The sole Mozart composition in this key is the second movement to his Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major.

[edit] Well known songs in this key

Diatonic Scales and Keys
Circle of fifths
Flats Sharps
Major minor Major minor
0 C (Major), a (minor)
1 F d G e
2 B♭ g D b
3 E♭ c A f♯
4 A♭ f E c♯
5 D♭ b♭ B g♯
6 G♭ e♭ F♯ d♯
7 C♭ a♭ C♯ a♯
lower case letters are minor

the table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale

[edit] References

  • A. Morris, "Symphonies, Numbers And Keys" in Bob's Poetry Magazine, III.3, 2006


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