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G-sharp major

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684: 294: 458: 414: 400: 319: 247: 161: 621: 30: 23: 653: 367: 583: 646: 354: 323:), G-sharp major appears as a secondary key area in several works in sharp keys, most notably in the Prelude and Fugue in 297: 683: 639: 333: 315:
is preferred because A-flat major has only four flats as opposed to G-sharp major's eight sharps (including the F
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The table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale. Minor scales are written in lower case.
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are written in G-sharp major with its correct key signature shown in the vocal score including the F
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is in G-sharp major, although the key signature has four sharps. The end of the
92: 513: 477: 279: 104: 341:, on a G-sharp major chord. G-sharp major is tonicised briefly in several of 631: 620: 1042: 900: 860: 855: 825: 820: 800: 795: 790: 770: 765: 760: 755: 739: 734: 486: 271: 51: 635: 682: 299:
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115: 103: 91: 69: 57: 35: 647: 8: 580:A Dictionary of Three Thousand Musical Terms 19: 654: 640: 632: 349:in C-sharp minor. A section in the second 692: 678: 570: 578:Thomas Busby (1840). "G-sharp major". 18: 705: 700: 695: 559:Key signature#Double flats and sharps 7: 14: 619: 586:. London: D'Almaine. p. 55. 456: 412: 398: 317: 245: 159: 368:Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges' 311:Although the enharmonic key of 270:, which is usually replaced by 696: 1: 189:, consisting of the pitches G 296: 289:The G-sharp major scale is: 1101: 1057: 1006: 961: 916: 876: 841: 806: 776: 751: 730: 725: 722: 717: 712: 676: 527:F-double-sharp diminished 334:The Well-Tempered Clavier 120: 274:. Its parallel minor is 361:of the second movement 301:download the audio file 263:and six single sharps. 688: 363:Charles-Valentin Alkan 266:Its relative minor is 686: 329:Johann Sebastian Bach 628:at Wikimedia Commons 605:Wise Music Classical 355:Piano Concerto No. 1 27:Alternative notation 466:Scale degree chords 410:and ending at the F 386:The final pages of 32: 16:Major key signature 689: 1067: 1066: 1062: 1061: 1053: 1052: 624:Media related to 305: 168: 167: 116:Component pitches 1092: 1048: 1047: 1038: 1037: 1028: 1027: 1018: 1017: 1001: 1000: 991: 990: 981: 980: 971: 970: 956: 955: 946: 945: 936: 935: 926: 925: 911: 910: 896: 895: 886: 885: 871: 870: 851: 850: 836: 835: 816: 815: 786: 785: 698: 693: 687:Circle of fifths 679: 656: 649: 642: 633: 623: 607: 594: 588: 587: 575: 461: 460: 453: 452: 447: 446: 441: 440: 435: 434: 429: 428: 423: 422: 417: 416: 409: 408: 403: 402: 322: 321: 259:, requiring one 250: 249: 238: 237: 229: 228: 220: 219: 211: 210: 202: 201: 194: 193: 187: 186: 164: 163: 156: 155: 150: 149: 144: 143: 138: 137: 132: 131: 126: 125: 33: 28: 1100: 1099: 1095: 1094: 1093: 1091: 1090: 1089: 1070: 1069: 1068: 1063: 1045: 1044: 1035: 1034: 1025: 1024: 1015: 1014: 998: 997: 988: 987: 978: 977: 968: 967: 953: 952: 943: 942: 933: 932: 923: 922: 908: 907: 893: 892: 883: 882: 868: 867: 848: 847: 833: 832: 813: 812: 783: 782: 672: 660: 616: 611: 610: 599:A World Requiem 595: 591: 577: 576: 572: 567: 544:Major and minor 535: 474:– G-sharp major 468: 455: 450: 449: 444: 443: 438: 437: 432: 431: 426: 425: 420: 419: 411: 406: 405: 397: 389:A World Requiem 343:Frédéric Chopin 316: 307: 306: 304: 244: 235: 234: 226: 225: 217: 216: 208: 207: 199: 198: 191: 190: 184: 183: 175:theoretical key 158: 153: 152: 147: 146: 141: 140: 135: 134: 129: 128: 123: 122: 79: 45: 31: 26: 25: 24: 21: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1098: 1096: 1088: 1087: 1082: 1072: 1071: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1059: 1055: 1054: 1051: 1050: 1040: 1030: 1020: 1010: 1004: 1003: 993: 983: 973: 963: 959: 958: 948: 938: 928: 918: 914: 913: 903: 898: 888: 878: 874: 873: 863: 858: 853: 843: 839: 838: 828: 823: 818: 808: 804: 803: 798: 793: 788: 778: 774: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 749: 748: 745: 742: 737: 732: 728: 727: 724: 721: 716: 710: 709: 704: 699: 690: 677: 674: 673: 661: 659: 658: 651: 644: 636: 630: 629: 615: 614:External links 612: 609: 608: 597:"John Foulds: 589: 584:J. 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Hamilton 569: 568: 566: 563: 562: 561: 556: 554:Chord notation 551: 546: 541: 534: 531: 530: 529: 520: 511: 502: 493: 484: 475: 467: 464: 309: 308: 298: 295: 293: 282:equivalent is 166: 165: 118: 117: 113: 112: 107: 101: 100: 95: 89: 88: 73: 67: 66: 61: 55: 54: 39: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1097: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1077: 1075: 1056: 1049: 1041: 1039: 1031: 1029: 1021: 1019: 1011: 1009: 1005: 1002: 994: 992: 984: 982: 974: 972: 964: 960: 957: 949: 947: 939: 937: 929: 927: 919: 915: 912: 904: 902: 899: 897: 889: 887: 879: 875: 872: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 844: 840: 837: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 809: 805: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 779: 775: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 750: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 729: 720: 715: 711: 708: 703: 694: 691: 685: 681: 680: 675: 671: 667: 664: 657: 652: 650: 645: 643: 638: 637: 634: 627: 626:G-sharp major 622: 618: 617: 613: 606: 602: 600: 593: 590: 585: 582:. revised by 581: 574: 571: 564: 560: 557: 555: 552: 550: 549:Chord (music) 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 536: 532: 528: 524: 521: 519: 518:E-sharp minor 515: 512: 510: 509:D-sharp major 506: 503: 501: 500:C-sharp major 497: 494: 492: 491:B-sharp minor 488: 485: 483: 482:A-sharp minor 479: 476: 473: 470: 469: 465: 463: 459: 415: 401: 395: 391: 390: 384: 382: 381:F-sharp major 378: 377:D-sharp minor 374: 370: 369: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 339:Picardy third 336: 335: 330: 326: 325:C-sharp major 320: 314: 302: 292: 291: 290: 287: 285: 281: 277: 276:G-sharp minor 273: 269: 268:E-sharp minor 264: 262: 258: 254: 253:key signature 248: 243: 239: 230: 221: 212: 203: 188: 180: 177:based on the 176: 172: 171:G-sharp major 162: 119: 114: 111: 108: 106: 102: 99: 98:C-sharp major 96: 94: 90: 87: 83: 78:(theoretical) 77: 76:D-sharp major 74: 72: 68: 65: 64:G-sharp minor 62: 60: 56: 53: 49: 44:(theoretical) 43: 42:E-sharp minor 40: 38: 34: 20:G-sharp major 1085:Major scales 1080:Musical keys 1032: 598: 592: 579: 573: 523:Leading-tone 387: 385: 379:and ends in 372: 371:, subtitled 366: 353:of Chopin's 332: 313:A-flat major 310: 288: 284:A-flat major 265: 261:double sharp 179:musical note 170: 169: 110:A-flat major 86:E-flat major 71:Dominant key 59:Parallel key 37:Relative key 539:Key (music) 496:Subdominant 394:John Foulds 373:Quasi-Faust 93:Subdominant 1074:Categories 565:References 514:Submediant 478:Supertonic 359:exposition 280:enharmonic 255:has eight 105:Enharmonic 82:enharmonic 48:enharmonic 347:nocturnes 1046:♯ 1036:♯ 1026:♭ 1016:♭ 999:♯ 989:♯ 979:♭ 969:♭ 954:♯ 944:♯ 934:♭ 924:♭ 909:♯ 894:♭ 884:♭ 869:♯ 849:♭ 834:♯ 814:♭ 784:♭ 663:Diatonic 533:See also 505:Dominant 451:♯ 445:♯ 439:♯ 433:♯ 427:♯ 421:♯ 407:♯ 351:movement 236:♯ 227:♯ 218:♯ 209:♯ 200:♯ 192:♯ 185:♯ 154:♯ 148:♯ 142:♯ 136:♯ 130:♯ 124:♯ 487:Mediant 272:F minor 52:F minor 726:minor 723:Major 707:Sharps 666:scales 601:(1921) 278:; its 257:sharps 251:. 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Index

Relative key
E-sharp minor
enharmonic
F minor
Parallel key
G-sharp minor
Dominant key
D-sharp major
enharmonic
E-flat major
Subdominant
C-sharp major
Enharmonic
A-flat major
double sharp
theoretical key
musical note
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
double sharp
key signature
sharps
double sharp
E-sharp minor
F minor

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