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B-flat major

Music scale based on B-flat

Summary

Music scale based on B-flat

FieldValue
nameB-flat major
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key bes \major s16 \clef bass \key bes \major s^"" }
relativeG minor
parallelB-flat minor
dominantF major
subdominantE-flat major
first_pitchB
second_pitchC
third_pitchD
fourth_pitchE
fifth_pitchF
sixth_pitchG
seventh_pitchA

{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key bes \major s16 \clef bass \key bes \major s^"" } B-flat major is a major scale based on B, with pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. Its key signature has two flats. Its relative minor is G minor and its parallel minor is B-flat minor.

The B-flat major scale is: \header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative b { \key bes \major \omit Score.TimeSignature bes^"B♭ natural major scale" c d es f g a bes a g f es d c bes2 \clef F \key bes \major } \score { { } \layout { } \midi { } }

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The B-flat harmonic major and melodic major scales are:

\header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative b { \key bes \major \omit Score.TimeSignature bes^"B♭ harmonic major scale" c d es f ges a bes a ges f es d c bes2 \clef F \key bes \major } \score { { } \layout { } \midi { } } \header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative b { \key bes \major \omit Score.TimeSignature bes^"B♭ melodic major scale (ascending and descending)" c d es f g a bes as ges f es d c bes2 \clef F \key bes \major } \score { { } \layout { } \midi { } }

Many transposing instruments are pitched in B-flat major, including the clarinet, trumpet, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone. As a result, B-flat major is one of the most popular keys for concert band compositions.

Scale degree chords

The scale degree chords of B major are:

  • Tonic – B major
  • Supertonic – C minor
  • Mediant – D minor
  • Subdominant – E major
  • Dominant – F major
  • Submediant – G minor
  • Leading-tone – A diminished

Notable classical compositions

  • François Couperin
    • Les Barricades Mystérieuses
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    • Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
  • Luigi Boccherini
    • Cello Concerto No. 9, G. 482
  • Joseph Haydn
    • Symphony No. 85 (La Reine)
    • Symphony No. 98
    • Symphony No. 102
    • Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon
    • String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 (Sunrise)
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • Symphony No. 2
    • Symphony No. 5
    • Symphony No. 24
    • Symphony No. 33
    • Piano Concerto No. 6
    • Piano Concerto No. 15
    • Piano Concerto No. 18
    • Piano Concerto No. 27
    • String Quintet No. 1
    • String Quartet No. 17 (Hunt)
    • Violin Sonata No. 32
    • Piano Sonata No. 3
    • Piano Sonata No. 13 (Linz)
    • Piano Sonata No. 17
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    • Piano Concerto No. 2
    • Symphony No. 4
    • String Quartet, Op 18 No. 6
    • String Quartet Op. 130
    • The Große Fuge for string quartet
    • Piano Sonata, Op. 22
    • Piano Sonata, Op. 106 (Hammerklavier)
    • Piano Trio, Op. 97 (Archduke)
  • Franz Schubert
    • Impromptu No. 3, Op. 142
    • Mass No. 3
    • Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
    • Piano Sonata No. 21, D. 960
    • Piano Trio No. 1, D. 898
    • Symphony No. 2
    • Symphony No. 5
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    • Symphony No. 2 (Lobgesang)
    • String Quintet No. 2
    • Cello Sonata No. 1
  • Frédéric Chopin
    • Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" for piano and orchestra, Op. 2
    • Mazurka Op. 7, No. 1
    • Prelude Op. 28, No. 21 "Sunday"
    • Polonaise Op. 71, No. 2
  • Robert Schumann
    • Symphony No. 1, Op. 38, (Frühling)
    • The second, fourth and sixth movement of Kreisleriana, Op. 16
    • Humoreske for piano, Op. 20
    • Faschingsschwank aus Wien for piano, Op. 26
  • Franz Liszt
    • Transcendental Étude No. 5 (Feux follets) from Transcendental Études
  • Anton Bruckner
    • Symphony No. 5
  • Johannes Brahms
    • Piano Concerto No. 2
    • String Quartet No. 3
    • String Sextet No. 1
    • Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
    • Variations on a Theme by Haydn
  • Bohuslav Martinů
    • Symphony no. 1
  • Sergei Prokofiev
    • Symphony No. 5
    • Piano Concerto No. 4
    • Piano Sonata No. 7
    • Piano Sonata No. 8
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    • String Quartet No. 5
  • Modest Mussorgsky
    • "Promenade" from Pictures at an Exhibition
  • Ottorino Respighi
    • "The Pines of the Villa Borghese" from Pines of Rome

References

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