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Title: What's you favortie key signature?
Post by: Petpetfood on July 03, 2009, 08:54:32 PM
Mine is A Flat Major. Mysterious sounding...
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Post by: MaestroUGC on July 03, 2009, 09:14:35 PM
Well this is a strange topic...I prefer D minor, or A major, or C minor...can I just say all?
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Post by: Petpetfood on July 03, 2009, 09:17:43 PM
Well this is the music board isn't it? And just list your 1-5 favorites.
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Post by: mantis985 on July 03, 2009, 09:34:58 PM
d flat pentatonic by far.  :D
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Post by: GreekGeek on July 03, 2009, 10:51:16 PM
Quote from: mantis985 on July 03, 2009, 09:34:58 PMd flat pentatonic by far.  :D
Since when is a pentatonic a key signature?
1) A flat major
2) E flat major
3) D major
4) C minor
5) A minor
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Post by: Petpetfood on July 03, 2009, 11:14:04 PM
GO A FLAT MAJOR GREEKGEEK!
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Post by: dahans on July 04, 2009, 12:16:40 AM
C minor by far!
Then A major
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Post by: ALPRAS on July 04, 2009, 04:47:55 AM
C MINOR!!!
and also A minor, F sharp minor, C sharp minor and A flat major :)
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Post by: Nana1Popo2 on July 04, 2009, 08:31:03 AM
C Sharp Major! :D especially on a saxophone..... >_>
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Post by: SirIngusBingus on July 04, 2009, 09:09:30 AM
Quote from: Nana1Popo2 on July 04, 2009, 08:31:03 AMC Sharp Major! :D especially on a saxophone..... >_>
Particularly on Alto or Bari.

Mine would be Eb Minor, I guess...honestly, the best key sig can't be decided in general. Different pieces need different keys. *shrug*
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Post by: Brassman388 on July 04, 2009, 12:52:19 PM
E Melodic Minor. Or at least, it's one of them.
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Post by: ALPRAS on July 04, 2009, 01:44:59 PM
Quote from: Brassman388 on July 04, 2009, 12:52:19 PME Melodic Minor. Or at least, it's one of them.

ive just started to compose a piece for piano and cello in E melodic minor :P
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Post by: Brassman388 on July 04, 2009, 02:39:22 PM
Nice, you'll have to show me the turn out. I'm not too particular about what the main functions are, but to say the least, it's a very formidible key.
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Post by: mantis985 on July 04, 2009, 06:08:58 PM
Quote from: GreekGeek on July 03, 2009, 10:51:16 PM
Quote from: mantis985 on July 03, 2009, 09:34:58 PMd flat pentatonic by far.  :D
Since when is a pentatonic a key signature?
1) A flat major
2) E flat major
3) D major
4) C minor
5) A minor

... :(   Thats why I'm terrible at music in general.
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Post by: GreekGeek on July 04, 2009, 11:22:33 PM
Quote from: mantis985 on July 04, 2009, 06:08:58 PM
Quote from: GreekGeek on July 03, 2009, 10:51:16 PM
Quote from: mantis985 on July 03, 2009, 09:34:58 PMd flat pentatonic by far.  :D
Since when is a pentatonic a key signature?
1) A flat major
2) E flat major
3) D major
4) C minor
5) A minor
... :(   Thats why I'm terrible at music in general.
Haha that's okay ;)
Pentatonic is a scale, not a key signature
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Post by: Shadoninja on July 05, 2009, 01:52:29 AM
I tend to lean towards a nice E minor key.
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Post by: KefkaticFanatic on July 05, 2009, 06:44:30 AM
C sharp minor, because some of my favourite Rachmaninov pieces use it.
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Post by: ALPRAS on July 05, 2009, 12:21:56 PM
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on July 05, 2009, 06:44:30 AMC sharp minor, because some of my favourite Rachmaninov pieces use it.
That's true. I like the famous prelude Op.3 No.2... and also a bunch of other pieces....
but C minor is always the best..
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Post by: GreekGeek on July 05, 2009, 11:34:19 PM
I'm playing the Nocturne of Rachmaninoff now, it's lovely, even though it's in A minor.
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Post by: ALPRAS on July 06, 2009, 06:31:35 AM
I didnt know that He have made a nocturne. Ill check it out :P
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Post by: PseudoMario16 on July 10, 2009, 04:06:54 AM
My favorite key is the A blues key, so A Mixolydian. or, wait, that's a scale. How about Gb Minor.
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Post by: WiiMan96 on July 10, 2009, 04:11:18 AM
C major's always good.  :P One of Koji Kondo's general traits as a composer is using as little accidentals as possible, and he composes some awesome songs, I'm sure we can all agree.  ;)
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Post by: PseudoMario16 on July 10, 2009, 04:18:12 AM
Quote from: WiiMan96 on July 10, 2009, 04:11:18 AMC major's always good.  :P One of Koji Kondo's general traits as a composer is using as little accidentals as possible, and he composes some awesome songs, I'm sure we can all agree.  ;)

Um, have you actually seen the mario song? there's accidental all over the place. same with the mario 2 overworld. Although you are right in that he composes some awesome songs
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Post by: WiiMan96 on July 10, 2009, 04:27:39 AM
Quote from: PseudoMario16 on July 10, 2009, 04:18:12 AM
Quote from: WiiMan96 on July 10, 2009, 04:11:18 AMC major's always good.  :P One of Koji Kondo's general traits as a composer is using as little accidentals as possible, and he composes some awesome songs, I'm sure we can all agree.  ;)

Um, have you actually seen the mario song? there's accidental all over the place. same with the mario 2 overworld. Although you are right in that he composes some awesome songs

Yeah. Not I said GENERAL traits. ;)

Some songs I were referring to included many Zelda songs (Lost Woods, Plumm's Theme) and others such as...

Okay, you win. :P
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Post by: Petpetfood on July 10, 2009, 12:07:02 PM
I'll tell you who uses C Major a lot. Grant Kirkhope. Either he goes C major, then F sharp minor then E flat Major, all in 7 measure, or he puts a lot of his music in C major.
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Post by: ALPRAS on July 10, 2009, 05:34:50 PM
Quote from: Petpetfood on July 10, 2009, 12:07:02 PMI'll tell you who uses C Major a lot. Grant Kirkhope. Either he goes C major, then F sharp minor then E flat Major, all in 7 measure, or he puts a lot of his music in C major.

I think Its D major, then F-sharp major, and then E flat major :P
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Post by: Brassman388 on July 10, 2009, 07:15:54 PM
Quote from: PseudoMario16 on July 10, 2009, 04:18:12 AM
Quote from: WiiMan96 on July 10, 2009, 04:11:18 AMC major's always good.  :P One of Koji Kondo's general traits as a composer is using as little accidentals as possible, and he composes some awesome songs, I'm sure we can all agree.  ;)

Um, have you actually seen the mario song? there's accidental all over the place. same with the mario 2 overworld. Although you are right in that he composes some awesome songs

I can agree, but all those accidentals resides in the C-major key. Revolving and adapting in the music.
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Post by: Pyre on July 11, 2009, 09:27:08 PM
I like C-minor.

I love flats; dislike sharps. That's an odd thing, most wind players like flats, while strings like sharps.

It's weird.
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Post by: SirIngusBingus on July 12, 2009, 08:22:31 AM
Quotemost wind players like flats

UNTRUE sax players usually prefer sharps. Same with trumpets.
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Post by: Petpetfood on July 12, 2009, 06:39:11 PM
I prefer flats. Gah, this is turning into the What do you prefer, flats or sharps? topic.
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Post by: Shadoninja on July 12, 2009, 08:40:11 PM
Flats.
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Post by: KefkaticFanatic on July 12, 2009, 09:08:13 PM
Quote from: ALPRAS on July 05, 2009, 12:21:56 PMThat's true. I like the famous prelude Op.3 No.2... and also a bunch of other pieces....
but C minor is always the best..

His Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor is the most epic piece ever.
http://vimeo.com/album/50571
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Post by: GreekGeek on July 13, 2009, 02:54:34 AM
Flats, without doubt.
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Post by: ALPRAS on July 13, 2009, 09:00:57 AM
I like B# major and Fb minor  ;D
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Post by: MetroidHunter26 on September 05, 2009, 11:27:06 PM
E Major,Bb Major, and Db Major I like those ones...yeah...(sadly I have no more music theory knowledge cause my CRAPPY! School cut the funds on music programs so no AP music theory class T_T)
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Post by: Seeker on September 06, 2009, 04:17:14 AM
B Major is an awesome key to play in, but no one ever writes in it. After that it's Eb Major.
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Post by: Ricky on September 09, 2009, 03:15:51 AM
I just got a question about this. What's the difference between flats and sharps if for example F# is the same key as Gb? I know that Gb is when you walk down to the black key and F# when you walk up to the black key. Right?
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Post by: Seeker on September 09, 2009, 08:28:26 AM
There's some advanced theory explanation that involves resolving stuff, but I don't really know that, so I'll give you this sort-of answer.

F# and Gb aren't actually the same note. They're just really close. Enharmonically equivalent, they say. They're close enough that on instruments like piano and clarinet, their frequencies are averaged and they are treated the same. Apparently the really awesome violinists play them differently.
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Post by: SirIngusBingus on September 09, 2009, 12:56:01 PM
Quote from: Seeker on September 09, 2009, 08:28:26 AMF# and Gb aren't actually the same note. They're just really close.

Who told you that? >:(
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Post by: Seeker on September 09, 2009, 04:23:15 PM
Two college professors, my third teacher, and some other random guy.
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Post by: SirIngusBingus on September 09, 2009, 05:21:24 PM
I would like to see that verified, because that seems rather ridiculous.
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Post by: Seeker on September 09, 2009, 06:13:42 PM
Is this (http://www.enotes.com/music-encyclopedia/enharmonic-equivalence-equivalents) good enough? Also, google "enharmonic keyboard."
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Post by: Qew on November 28, 2009, 04:58:01 PM
yes lol F sharp and G flat ARE meant to be different keys, say for example in those 20th Century days when there was a fad for different tuning of instruments I think my music teacher told me that there were pianos with a second keyboard and set of strings tuned to quarter comma meantone, which meant they had to have two keys for F sharp and G flat. Also I think they just got rid of that because it was too hard to have 13 notes in an octave when they moved to equal temperament.

C minor is my favourite key :D so coool
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Post by: universe-X on November 28, 2009, 06:25:53 PM
C major is my favorite, no sharps, no flats, just the way I like it.

And just a tip, Qew, if you see topics that haven't been answered in over a month, it's nest just to skip out on them, I made a huge mess once from doing that.  :P