F-sharp minor

F-sharp minor
Relative key A major
Parallel key F♯ major
enharmonic: G♭ major
Dominant key C♯ minor
Subdominant B minor
Component pitches
F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, E

F-sharp minor is a minor scale based on F♯, consisting of the pitches F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, and E. Its key signature has three sharps. Its relative major is A major and its parallel major is F♯ major (or enharmonically G♭ major).

The F-sharp natural minor scale is:

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \clef treble \key fis \minor \time 7/4 fis4^\markup "Natural minor scale" gis a b cis d e fis e d cis b a gis fis2 } }

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The F-sharp harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \clef treble \key fis \minor \time 7/4 fis4^\markup "Harmonic minor scale" gis a b cis d eis fis eis d cis b a gis fis2 } }
{ \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { \clef treble \key fis \minor \time 7/4 fis4^\markup "Melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" gis a b cis dis eis fis e! d! cis b a gis fis2 } }

Music in F-sharp minor

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. This key is relatively common in guitar music (an example of this is "Wonderwall" by Oasis).

The few concerti written in this key are usually written for the composer himself to play, including Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1, Scriabin's Piano Concerto, Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1, Vieuxtemps's Violin Concerto No. 2, and Koussevitzky's Double Bass Concerto.

In addition to the Farewell Symphony, Haydn's Piano Trio No. 40 (Hob. XV:26) and String Quartet Op. 50, No. 4 are in F-sharp minor.

Handel set the sixth of his eight harpsichord suites of 1720 in F-sharp minor. Aside from a prelude and fugue from each of the two books of Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Bach's only other work in F-sharp minor is the Toccata BWV 910. Mozart's only composition in this key is the second movement to his Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major.[1]

Notable classical compositions in F-sharp minor

References

  1. ↑ p. 30 Hopkins London (1964) n. 1 Anthony Talking About Concertos Heinemann
  • A. Morris, "Symphonies, Numbers And Keys" in Bob's Poetry Magazine, III.3, 2006.
Circle of fifths
FlatsSharps
MajorminorMajorminor
0CaCa
1FdGe
2B♭gDb
3E♭cAf♯
4A♭fEc♯
5D♭b♭Bg♯
6G♭e♭F♯d♯
7C♭a♭C♯a♯
8F♭d♭G♯e♯
The table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale. Minor scales are written in lower case.
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