2/20/2024 0 Comments D flat major scalesThe 30 scales are connected by reversed ‘mediant modulation’. This phenomenon underlines the importance of the use of sharps and flats - a polarity of light and dark, extrovert and introvert differences. In ‘Sigfried’s Idyll’ (Wagner), bar 71, the key is E sharp and not F major. Why is Bruckner’s Adagio in G flat major and not in F sharp major? Why is the above mentioned Haydn’s Largo in F sharp and not in G flat major? In the Introduction (Le Malinconia) of the last movement - Quartet Op.18, No.6 (Beethoven) - 12 minor keys are found in fewer bars! In Schubert’s String Quintet in C we find 19 different keys. C minor in the 2nd movement (Marcia funebre) from Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony.D flat major in Largo from ‘The New World Symphony’ (Dvorak).F sharp major in Largo from String Quartet in D major Op.76 No.5 (Haydn).G flat major in Adagio from String Quintet in F major (Bruckner).D minor in Quartet ‘The Death and the Maiden’ (Schubert).C major in ‘Jupiter’ Symphony (Mozart).What do E flat, C, A or F sharp majors mean as a musical reality? The same applies to minor scales.ĭifferent musical experiences can be found in: The above technical benefits of this are far from the real aim.ĭeeper musical understanding must prompt us to further the inner musical feelings and in all keys. In comparison to the C major scale, a similar finger pattern is used in the C flat major and the C sharp major (both a semi-tone lower and higher, respectively) - a very good reason to bring awareness to their importance in order to nurture intonation and good tone quality in a spectrum of different keys. The purpose of this study is to introduce scales with 4, 5, 6, or even 7 key signatures (which often are neglected), to improve security of finger patterns, and to widen tone variety. The above scales (with the exception of A sharp minor) are used widely in music. Why 30 scales one might ask? Six scales from the total of the 24 are enharmonic variants: These scales, starting with C sharp major and ending on A flat minor are to be performed without stopping as this is the main goal of the exercise.
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