G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G♯, consisting of the pitches G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, and F♯. Few symphonies are written in G♯ minor; among them are Nikolai Myaskovsky’s 17th Symphony, Christopher Schlegel’s 5th Symphony, and an abandoned work of juvenilia by Marc Blitzstein. Despite the
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Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – The CBC Signature Series – B major The Artist
In music theory, B major is a major scale based on B. The pitches B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, and A♯ are all part of the B major scale. Its key signature has five sharps. Although B major is usually thought of as a remote key (due to its
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – The CBC Signature Series: F-sharp major – The Mystic
F♯ major or F-sharp major is a major scale based on F♯, consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E♯. Its key signature has six sharps. Its relative minor is D♯ minor, and its parallel minor is F♯ minor. Its enharmonic equivalent is G♭ major. F-sharp
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude: The CBC Signature Series – E flat minor – The Eccentric
The CBC Signature Series is hosted by Paolo Pietropaolo. The E♭ (E-flat) minor scale consists of the pitches E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, and D♭. In the harmonic minor, the D♭ is raised to D♮. Its key signature consists of six flats (see below: Scales and keys). Its relative
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interulde – The CBC Singnature Series – F Sharp Minor: The Recluse
Many thanks to the CBC and Paolo Pietropaolo for bringing the Signature Series to life. F-sharp minor: The Recluse Also known as: The Cat Lady Miss Lonelyhearts F-sharp minors you might know: Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. Annie Wilkes from Stephen King’s Misery. Edith Bouvier Beale. The notes: F♯- G♯ –
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – The CBC Signature Series – D-flat Major
Thanks to the CBC and Paolo Pietropaolo for hosting the CBC Signature Series. The key de jour is D flat major. D-flat major: The Free Spirit Also known as: The Flower Child. The New Age Mystic. D-flat majors you might know: Marianne Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility. Anne of Green Gables.
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the CBC and Paolo Pietropaolo for bringing the Signature Series to life and structuring the guided tour through the key of D minor. “D minor: The Ice Queen Also known as: The Femme Fatale. The Vengeful Vamp. D minors you might know: Carmen, from Bizet’s opera Carmen. The White Witch from The Lion, the Witch and […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Frieday Musical Interlude – CBC Signature Series – A Minor: The Faded Beauty.
Welcome readers to the key of A minor, the CBC Signature Series continues and as always, you will have to go over to the CBC Radio 2 site to listen to the music and voice-over by Paolo Pietropaolo. A minor: The Faded Beauty Also known as: The Wilted Rose. The
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – The CBC Signature Series – E major Prince Charming.
Amazingly enough, not posted by Paolo Pietropaolo. But hell, lets link there anyways. Welcome readers to the key of E major, the Signature Series continues and as always you will have to go over to the CBC Radio 2 site to listen to the music and voice-over by Paolo Pietropaolo.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – The Signature Series – A Major
Welcome to the Signature series on DWR – you will need to go to CBC radio to hear the A major voice-over/musical interpretations. A major: The Will-o’-the-wisp Also known as: The Flibbertigibbet. The Problem Child. A majors you might know: Jane Eyre. Maria from The Sound of Music. Veronica from the
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