[Smt-talk] G Flat Major Repertoire

[Jonathan Elkus]

Dear All,

In a previous post a colleague broached the subtopic of the F#-Gb 
enharmonic, though I'm afraid I no longer have that email. But I do want 
to point out the enharmonic shift at mm. 76-77 of _Nuages_. I feel sure 
that Debussy notated the passage in this way for its subtle shift of 
pitch-color, rather than as a grammatical avoidance of F##. Going 
further, it might prove an interesting experience to hear the orchestral 
strings accompany the hapless Cio Cio San in F# rather than Gb.

In all, a fascinating discussion.

Jonathan Elkus
Lecturer Emeritus, UC Davis
jbelkus at ucdavis.edu

On 6/5/14 6:26 PM, Stephen Jablonsky wrote:
> The recently produced list of instrumental music in F# major was such 
> a success that I promised myself that as soon as school was finished I 
> would see about its enharmonic equivalent. Here is what I have come up 
> with so far. With your help we can produce a more definitive list. 
> That inlcudes the anonymous members of our society as well. They can 
> write me a personal note that I promise not to share with the Theory 
> Police.
>
> Once again I apologize to lovers of vocal music. They are welcome to 
> make their own list.
>
> Albeniz 	Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 82
> Chopin 	Contredanse (1827)
> Chopin 	Etude, Op. 10, No. 5
> Chopin 	Etude, Op. 25, No. 9
> Chopin 	Impromptu, op. 51
> Chopin 	Polonaise, B. 36
> Chopin 	Waltz Op. 70, No. 1
> Debussy 	La fille aux cheveux de lin
> Dvorak 	Humoresque, Opus 101, No. 7
> Karg-Elert 	Arabesque No. 1, Op. 5
> Kaski 	Prelude, Op. 7
> Rachmaninoff 	Prelude, Op. 23, No.10
> Ravel 	Introduction et Allegro
> Ravel 	String Quartet, III
> Schubert 	Impromptu No. 3, op. 90
> Scriabin 	Prelude, Op. 16, No. 3
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