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{{Infobox musical scale |
{{Infobox musical scale |
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| name=G-sharp minor<br><score>{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key b \major s8 \clef F \key b \major s^"" }</score> |
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| relative=[[B major]] |
| relative=[[B major]] |
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| parallel=[[G-sharp major]] (theoretical)<br> |
| parallel=[[G-sharp major]] ([[Theoretical key|theoretical]])<br>→[[Enharmonic key|enharmonic]]: [[A-flat major]] |
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| dominant=[[D-sharp minor]] |
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| subdominant=[[C-sharp minor]] |
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'''G-sharp minor''' is a [[minor scale]] based on [[G♯ (musical note)|G{{music|sharp}}]], consisting of the pitches G{{music|sharp}}, [[A♯ (musical note)|A{{music|sharp}}]], [[B (musical note)|B]], [[C♯ (musical note)|C{{music|sharp}}]], [[D♯ (musical note)|D{{music|sharp}}]], [[E (musical note)|E]], and [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{music|sharp}}]]. Its [[key signature]] has five [[Sharp (music)|sharps]]. |
'''G-sharp minor''' is a [[minor scale]] based on [[G♯ (musical note)|G{{music|sharp}}]], consisting of the pitches G{{music|sharp}}, [[A♯ (musical note)|A{{music|sharp}}]], [[B (musical note)|B]], [[C♯ (musical note)|C{{music|sharp}}]], [[D♯ (musical note)|D{{music|sharp}}]], [[E (musical note)|E]], and [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{music|sharp}}]]. Its [[key signature]] has five [[Sharp (music)|sharps]].<ref>Tapper, Thomas. ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/First_Year_Musical_Theory_rudiments_of_M/EczkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA51&printsec=frontcover First Year Musical Theory (rudiments of Music)]''. United States, A. P. Schmidt, 1912.</ref> |
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Its [[Relative key|relative major]] is [[B major]]. Its [[Parallel key|parallel major]], [[G-sharp major]], is usually replaced by its [[enharmonic]] equivalent of [[A-flat major]], since G-sharp major has an F{{music|double sharp}} in its key signature, making it impractical to use. [[A-flat minor]], its enharmonic, |
Its [[Relative key|relative major]] is [[B major]]. Its [[Parallel key|parallel major]], [[G-sharp major]], is usually replaced by its [[enharmonic]] equivalent of [[A-flat major]], since G-sharp major has an F{{music|double sharp}} in its key signature, making it impractical to use. [[A-flat minor]], its enharmonic, has seven flats, whereas G-sharp minor only has five sharps; thus G-sharp minor is sometimes used as the parallel minor for [[A-flat major]]. (The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of [[D-flat major]] and [[C-sharp minor]], and in some cases, with the keys of [[G-flat major]] and [[F-sharp minor]]). |
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The G-sharp [[natural minor scale]] is: |
The G-sharp [[natural minor scale]] is: |
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Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The G-sharp [[Harmonic minor scale|harmonic minor]] and [[ |
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The G-sharp [[Harmonic minor scale|harmonic minor]] and [[melodic minor scale]]s are: |
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| ⚫ | \key gis \minor \time 7/4 gis^"Melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" ais b cis dis eis fisis gis fis?e? dis cis b ais gis2 |
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== Scale degree chords == |
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The [[scale-degree]] chords of G-sharp minor are: |
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* [[Tonic (music)|Tonic]] – G-sharp minor |
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* [[Supertonic]] – [[Diminished triad|A-sharp diminished]] |
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* [[Mediant]] – [[B major]] |
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* [[Subdominant]] – [[C-sharp minor]] |
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* [[Dominant (music)|Dominant]] – [[D-sharp minor]] |
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* [[Submediant]] – [[E major]] |
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* [[Subtonic]] – [[F-sharp major]] |
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== Music in G-sharp minor == |
== Music in G-sharp minor == |
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{{see also|List of symphonies in G-sharp minor}} |
{{see also|List of symphonies in G-sharp minor}} |
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Despite the key rarely being used in orchestral music other than to [[Modulation (music)|modulate]], it is not entirely uncommon in keyboard music, as in [[Piano Sonata No. 2 (Scriabin)|Piano Sonata No. 2]] by [[Alexander Scriabin]], who actually seemed to prefer writing in it. [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] used the key in the second movement of his [[String Quartet No. 8 (Shostakovich)|8th String Quartet]], and the slow fourth movement of his [[Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich)|8th Symphony]] is also in this key. If G-sharp minor is used |
Despite the key rarely being used in orchestral music other than to [[Modulation (music)|modulate]], it is not entirely uncommon in keyboard music, as in [[Piano Sonata No. 2 (Scriabin)|Piano Sonata No. 2]] by [[Alexander Scriabin]], who actually seemed to prefer writing in it. [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] used the key in the second movement of his [[String Quartet No. 8 (Shostakovich)|8th String Quartet]], and the slow fourth movement of his [[Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich)|8th Symphony]] is also in this key. If G-sharp minor is used in orchestral music, composers generally write B{{music|flat}} wind instruments in the enharmonic [[B-flat minor]], rather than [[A-sharp minor]] to facilitate reading the music (or A instruments are used instead, giving a transposed key of [[B minor]]). |
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Few [[symphony|symphonies]] are written in G-sharp minor; among them are [[Nikolai Myaskovsky]]'s 17th Symphony, [[Elliot Goldenthal]]'s Symphony in G-sharp minor (2014) and an abandoned work of [[juvenilia]] by [[Marc Blitzstein]]. |
Few [[symphony|symphonies]] are written in G-sharp minor; among them are [[Nikolai Myaskovsky]]'s 17th Symphony, [[Elliot Goldenthal]]'s Symphony in G-sharp minor (2014) and an abandoned work of [[juvenilia]] by [[Marc Blitzstein]]. |
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The minuet from the [[Piano Sonata No. 18 (Dussek)|Piano Sonata in E-flat major]], Op. 44 ("The Farewell") by [[Jan Ladislav Dussek]] is in G-sharp minor. |
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[[Frédéric Chopin]] composed a [[Polonaises, Op. posth. (Chopin)|Polonaise in G-sharp minor]], Op. posth., in 1822. |
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| ⚫ | [[Frédéric Chopin]] composed a [[Polonaises, Op. posth. (Chopin)|Polonaise in G-sharp minor]], Op. posth., in 1822. His [[Étude Op. 25, No. 6 (Chopin)|Étude No. 6]], the first mazurka from his [[Mazurkas, Op. 33 (Chopin)|Op. 33]] and his 12th prelude from the [[Preludes (Chopin)|24 Preludes, Op. 28]], are in G-sharp minor as well. |
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[[Modest Mussorgsky]] wrote the movements, "The Old Castle |
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| ⚫ | [[Modest Mussorgsky]] wrote the movements, "Il vecchio castello" (The Old Castle) and『Bydło』(Cattle), from ''[[Pictures at an Exhibition]]'' in G-sharp minor. |
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[[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s "[[La campanella]]" from his ''[[Grandes études de Paganini]]'' is in G-sharp minor. |
[[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s "[[La campanella]]" from his ''[[Grandes études de Paganini]]'' is in G-sharp minor. |
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[[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius]] wrote the [[slow movement (music)|slow movement]] of his [[Symphony No. 3 (Sibelius)|Third Symphony]] in G-sharp minor. |
[[Jean Sibelius|Sibelius]] wrote the [[slow movement (music)|slow movement]] of his [[Symphony No. 3 (Sibelius)|Third Symphony]] in G-sharp minor. |
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[[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] also wrote the movements, "Prelude and Fugue No. 18", from both books of ''[[The Well-Tempered Clavier]]'' which is also in G-sharp minor; both movements from Book 1 end with a [[Picardy third]], utilizing a [[C (musical note)|B-sharp]] in the final [[G-sharp major]] chord. |
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| Relative key | B major |
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| Parallel key | G-sharp major (theoretical) →enharmonic: A-flat major |
| Dominant key | D-sharp minor |
| Subdominant | C-sharp minor |
| Enharmonic | A-flat minor |
| Component pitches | |
| G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯ | |
G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G♯, consisting of the pitches G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, and F♯. Its key signature has five sharps.[1]
Its relative majorisB major. Its parallel major, G-sharp major, is usually replaced by its enharmonic equivalent of A-flat major, since G-sharp major has an F
in its key signature, making it impractical to use. A-flat minor, its enharmonic, has seven flats, whereas G-sharp minor only has five sharps; thus G-sharp minor is sometimes used as the parallel minor for A-flat major. (The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of D-flat major and C-sharp minor, and in some cases, with the keys of G-flat major and F-sharp minor).
The G-sharp natural minor scale is:
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The G-sharp harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:
The scale-degree chords of G-sharp minor are:
Despite the key rarely being used in orchestral music other than to modulate, it is not entirely uncommon in keyboard music, as in Piano Sonata No. 2byAlexander Scriabin, who actually seemed to prefer writing in it. Dmitri Shostakovich used the key in the second movement of his 8th String Quartet, and the slow fourth movement of his 8th Symphony is also in this key. If G-sharp minor is used in orchestral music, composers generally write B♭ wind instruments in the enharmonic B-flat minor, rather than A-sharp minor to facilitate reading the music (or A instruments are used instead, giving a transposed key of B minor).
Few symphonies are written in G-sharp minor; among them are Nikolai Myaskovsky's 17th Symphony, Elliot Goldenthal's Symphony in G-sharp minor (2014) and an abandoned work of juveniliabyMarc Blitzstein.
The minuet from the Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 44 ("The Farewell") by Jan Ladislav Dussek is in G-sharp minor.
Frédéric Chopin composed a Polonaise in G-sharp minor, Op. posth., in 1822. His Étude No. 6, the first mazurka from his Op. 33 and his 12th prelude from the 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are in G-sharp minor as well.
Modest Mussorgsky wrote the movements, "Il vecchio castello" (The Old Castle) and『Bydło』(Cattle), from Pictures at an Exhibition in G-sharp minor.
Liszt's "La campanella" from his Grandes études de Paganini is in G-sharp minor.
Alexander Scriabin's Second Piano Sonata "Sonata-Fantasy", Op. 19, is in G-sharp minor.
Maurice Ravel's "Scarbo" from Gaspard de la nuit (1908), is in G-sharp minor.
Sibelius wrote the slow movement of his Third Symphony in G-sharp minor.
Bach also wrote the movements, "Prelude and Fugue No. 18", from both books of The Well-Tempered Clavier which is also in G-sharp minor; both movements from Book 1 end with a Picardy third, utilizing a B-sharp in the final G-sharp major chord.
