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F major

Major key and scale based on the note F

Summary

Major key and scale based on the note F

FieldValue
nameF major
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key f \major s16 \clef bass \key f \major s^"" }
relativeD minor
parallelF minor
dominantC major
subdominantB-flat major
first_pitchF
second_pitchG
third_pitchA
fourth_pitchB
fifth_pitchC
sixth_pitchD
seventh_pitchE

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

The F major scale is: \header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative f' { \key f \major \omit Score.TimeSignature f^"F natural major scale" g a bes c d e f e d c bes a g f2 \clef F \key f \major } \score { { } \layout { } \midi { } }

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

\header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative f' { \key f \major \omit Score.TimeSignature f^"F harmonic major scale" g a bes c des e f e des! c bes a g f2 \clef F \key f \major } \score { { } \layout { } \midi { } } \header { tagline = ##f } scale = \relative f' { \key f \major \omit Score.TimeSignature f^"F melodic major scale" g a bes c d e f es des c bes a g f2 \clef F \key f \major } \score { { } \layout { } \midi { } }

F major is the home key of the English horn, the basset horn, the horn in F, the trumpet in F and the bass Wagner tuba. Thus, music in F major for these transposing instruments is written in C major. These instruments sound a perfect fifth lower than written, with the exception of the trumpet in F which sounds a fourth higher.

Scale degree chords

The scale degree chords of F major are:

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

Notable compositions in F major

  • Antonio Vivaldi
    • Trio sonata Op. 1/5 for two violins and basso continuo, RV 69
    • Violin sonata Op. 2/4, RV 20
    • Violin sonata Op. 5/1, RV 18
    • Violin concerto Op. 3/7 from L'estro armonico, for four violins and orchestra, RV 567
    • Violin concerto Op. 4/9 from La Stravaganza, RV 284
    • Violin concerto Op. 7/10, Il Ritiro, RV 294
    • Violin concerto Op. 8/3, Autumn from The four seasons, RV 293
    • Flute concerto Op. 10/1, RV 433, La tempesta di mare
    • Flute concerto Op. 10/5, RV 434
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    • English Suite No. 4, BWV 809
    • Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
    • Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, BWV 1046–1047
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • Concerto for 3 Pianos, K. 242
    • Piano Concerto No. 11, K. 413
    • Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459
    • Piano Sonata No. 12, K. 332/300k
    • String Quartet No. 23, K. 590
    • Violin Sonata No. 24, K. 376
    • Violin Sonata No. 36, K. 547
    • Oboe Quartet, K. 370/368b
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    • Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 ("Pastoral")
    • Symphony No. 8, Op. 93
    • Romance No. 2 for violin and orchestra, Op. 50
    • String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18/1
    • String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59/1
    • String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
    • Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 (Frühling)
    • Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 10/2
    • Piano Sonata No. 22, Op. 54
    • Horn Sonata, Op. 17
  • Carl Maria von Weber
    • Bassoon Concerto
  • Franz Schubert
    • Octet, D. 803
    • Mass No. 1, D. 105
    • Deutsche Messe (German Mass), D 872
    • Adagio and Rondo Concertante for piano quartet, D. 487
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    • Violin Sonata No. 1
    • Violin Sonata No. 3
  • Franz Liszt
    • Transcendental Étude No. 3 "Paysage"
  • Frédéric Chopin
    • Ballade No. 2
    • Étude Op. 10, No. 8 "Sunshine/Encore"
    • Nocturne Op. 15, No. 1
    • Étude Op. 25, No. 3 "The Horseman"
    • Prelude Op. 28, No. 23 "Pleasure Boat"
    • Waltz Op. 34, No. 3
  • Charles-Valentin Alkan
    • Prelude Op. 31, No. 11 "Un petit rien"
  • Johannes Brahms
    • Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
    • String Quintet No. 1, Op. 88
    • Symphony No. 3, Op. 90
    • Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 99
  • Anton Bruckner
    • String Quintet
  • Maurice Ravel
    • String Quartet
  • George Gershwin
    • Concerto in F
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    • String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73
    • Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102
  • Antonín Dvořák
    • Symphony No. 5, Op. 76
    • String Quartet No. 12 (American Quartet), Op. 96

References

References

  1. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=nGIUiK4IXWkC&dq=music%20theory&pg=PA28 Music Theory]''. (1950). United States: Standards and Curriculum Division, Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. 28.
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