F sharp minor
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| Relative key | A major | |
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| Parallel key | F♯ major | |
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| 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
- Happy Together - The Turtles (also F sharp major)
- Numb - Linkin Park
- Those Were the Days - Mary Hopkin
- Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
- GoldenEye - Tina Turner
- Connected - Stereo MCs
- Across the Stars - John Williams
- The Final Countdown - Europe
- Carnival - Natalie Merchant
- Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier - Traditional
- You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
- Wait - The Beatles (bridge in A major)
- Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson
- Good Stuff - The B-52's
- May It Be - Enya
- This Sweet Old World - Emmylou Harris
- Human Wheels - John Mellencamp
- Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
- Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
- Apocalypse Please - Muse
- Bulls on Parade (Live only) - Rage Against the Machine
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[edit] References
- A. Morris, "Symphonies, Numbers And Keys" in Bob's Poetry Magazine, III.3, 2006de:Fis-Moll
es:Fa sostenido menor ja:嬰ヘ短調 pl:Fis-moll ru:Фа-диез минор vi:Fa thăng thứ
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