B-flat minor
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| Relative key | D-flat major enharmonic: C-sharp major (not) |
|---|---|
| Parallel key | B-flat major |
| Dominant key | F minor |
| Subdominant | E-flat minor enharmonic: D-sharp minor |
| Enharmonic | A-sharp minor |
| Component pitches | |
| B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭ | |
B-flat minor is a minor scale based on B♭, consisting of the pitches B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, and A♭. Its key signature has five flats. Its relative major is D-flat major and its parallel major is B-flat major. Its enharmonic equivalent, A-sharp minor, which would contain seven sharps, is not normally used.
The B-flat natural minor scale is:
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The B-flat harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:
Characteristics
B-flat minor is traditionally a 'dark' key.[1] Important oboe solos in this key in the orchestral literature include the second movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, which depicts "the feeling that you get when you are all alone"[citation needed] in Tchaikovsky's words. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 is also in B-flat minor. An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss begins and ends in B-flat minor.
The old valveless horn was barely capable of playing in B-flat minor; the only example found in 18th-century music is a modulation that occurs in the first minuet of Franz Krommer's Concertino in D major, Op. 80.[2]
Samuel Barber wrote Adagio for Strings in B-flat minor as well.
Notable classical compositions
- Samuel Barber
- Frédéric Chopin
- Charles-Valentin Alkan
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- William Walton
- Sergei Bortkiewicz
- Prelude No. 10, Op. 33
- Moritz Moszkowski
- Étude for the left hand No. 12, Op. 92
- Nikolai Medtner
- Fairy tale no. 1, op. 20
Notable songs
- Marc Anthony – "I Need to Know"[8]
- Backstreet Boys – "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"[9]
- Justin Bieber – "Boyfriend"[10]
- David Bowie – "Let's Dance"[11]
- Michelle Branch – "Everywhere"[12]
- C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"[13]
- Lady Gaga - "Judas"[14]
- Debbie Gibson – "Foolish Beat"[15]
- Corey Hart – "Sunglasses at Night"[16]
- Elton John – "I'm Still Standing"[17]
- Tom Jones – "Thunderball"[18]
- Jennifer Lopez – "Waiting for Tonight"[19]
- Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss & Styles P – "Jenny from the Block"[20]
- Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – "Say Say Say"[21]
- Will Smith – "Miami"[22]
- Spice Girls – "Say You'll Be There"[23]
- Gwen Stefani featuring Akon – "The Sweet Escape"[24]
- Milli Vanilli – "Girl You Know It's True"[25]
- Stevie Wonder – "Part-Time Lover"[26]
References
- ^ Wilfred Mellers, "Round and About in Górecki's Symphony No. 3" Tempo 168 3 (1989): 23
- ^ J. Murray Barbour, Trumpets, Horns, and Music (1964), p. 163
- ^ Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 (Chopin, Frédéric): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Nocturnes, Op. 9 (Chopin, Frédéric): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31 (Chopin, Frédéric): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Preludes, Op.28 (Chopin, Frédéric): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ "I Need to Know" sheet music sample
- ^ "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" sheet music sample
- ^ "Boyfriend" sheet music sample
- ^ "Let's Dance" sheet music sample
- ^ "Everywhere" sheet music sample
- ^ "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" sheet music sample
- ^ https://tunebat.com/Info/Judas-Lady-Gaga/7F25roCtYi55JouckaayPC
- ^ "Foolish Beat" sheet music sample
- ^ "Sunglasses at Night" sheet music sample
- ^ "I'm Still Standing" sheet music sample
- ^ "Thunderball" sheet music sample
- ^ "Waiting for Tonight" sheet music sample
- ^ "Jenny from the Block" sheet music sample
- ^ "Say Say Say" sheet music sample
- ^ "Miami" sheet music sample
- ^ "Say You'll Be There" sheet music sample
- ^ "The Sweet Escape" sheet music sample
- ^ "Girl You Know It's True" sheet music sample
- ^ "Part-Time Lover" sheet music sample
External links
Media related to B-flat minor at Wikimedia Commons
