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B minor is a minor scale based on B, ... Its key signature has two sharps. Its relative major is D major and its parallel major is B major. The B natural minor scale is:
Key signature showing B ♭ and E ♭ (the key of B ♭ major or G minor) Key signature showing F ♯ and C ♯ (the key of D major or B minor ) In Western musical notation , a key signature is a set of sharp ( ♯ ), flat ( ♭ ), or rarely, natural ( ♮ ) symbols placed on the staff at the beginning of a section of music.
When a musical key or key signature is referred to in a language other than English, that language may use the usual notation used in English (namely the letters A to G, along with translations of the words sharp, flat, major and minor in that language): languages which use the English system include Irish, Welsh, Hindi, Japanese (based on katakana in iroha order), Korean (based on hangul in ...
Since the natural minor scale is built on the 6th degree of the major scale, the tonic of the relative minor is a major sixth above the tonic of the major scale. For instance, B minor is the relative minor of D major because the note B is a major sixth above D. As a result, the key signatures of B minor and D major both have two sharps (F ...
A key signature indicates the prevailing key of the music and eliminates the need to use accidentals for the notes that are always flat or sharp in that key. A key signature with no flats or sharps generally indicates the key of C major or A minor, but can also indicate that pitches will be notated with accidentals as required. The key ...
B minor is the key of some famous symphonies in the repertoire, as well as a few lesser known ones. Alexander Borodin. Symphony No. 2 (1876) Wilhelm Furtwängler. Symphony No. 1 (1941) Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Symphony in B minor , Op. 24 (1908) Martin Scherber. Symphony No. 3 (Die Russische) (1952–55) Franz Schubert
In the key of C major, these would be: D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, and C minor. Despite being three sharps or flats away from the original key in the circle of fifths, parallel keys are also considered as closely related keys as the tonal center is the same, and this makes this key have an affinity with the original key.
Although B major is usually considered a remote key (due to its distance from C major in the circle of fifths and fairly large number of sharps), Frédéric Chopin regarded its scale as the easiest of all to play on the piano, as its black notes fit the natural positions of the fingers well; as a consequence he often assigned it first to beginning piano students, leaving the scale of C major ...