- B-flat major
Infobox Scale
scale_name=Bmusic|flat
relative=G minor
parallel=Bmusic|flat minor
first_pitch=Bmusic|flat
second_pitch=C
third_pitch=D
fourth_pitch=Emusic|flat
fifth_pitch=F
sixth_pitch=G
seventh_pitch=A: "Also see:B-flat minor , orB major ."Bmusic|flat major or B-flat major is a
major scale based on B-flat, consisting of the pitches Bmusic|flat, C, D, Emusic|flat, F, G, and A. Itskey signature has two flats, B/E ("see below:" Scales and keys).Its relative minor is
G minor , and its parallel minor is Bmusic|flat minor.__TOC__ B-flat major is a suitable key for most
wind instrument s, especially those for which it is their home key, such asclarinet s,trumpet s, andsaxophone s in B-flat.Haydn's Symphony No. 98 is credited as the first symphony he (or anyone else) wrote in that key in which he included trumpet and timpani parts. Actually, his brother
Michael Haydn had written one such symphony earlier, No. 36. Though Joseph still gets credit for writing the timpani part at actual pitch with anF major key signature (instead of transposing with aC major key signature), a procedure that made sense since he limited that instrument to the tonic and dominant pitches. [H. C. Robbins Landon, "Haydn Symphonies" London: British Broadcasting Corporation (1966): 57] Many editions of the work, however, use no key signature and specify the instrument as "Timpani in B flat - F."Five of Mozart's piano concerti are in B-flat major.
List of compositions in B-flat Major
Classical:
* Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (Hammerklavier) -Ludwig van Beethoven
* Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 -Johannes Brahms See also:List of symphonies in B flat major Popular:
*Can You Feel the Love Tonight -Elton John
*Eternity -Robbie Williams
*Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da -Beatles
*The Great Gig In The Sky -Pink Floyd (Rick Wright )References
cales and keys
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