[Smt-talk] F# Major

[Nathan Blustein]

Dear all,

Perhaps citing more Messiaen is simply unfair, but "Pourquoi?" from the *Trois
Mélodies *is yet another example.

Wikipedia's article on the key also lists the "Presentation of the Rose"
from Strauss's *Der Rosenkavalier.*

Tim Minchin claims to prefer singing songs in F-Sharp Major, but he clearly
conflates "in a key" with "on a pitch."

Best,
Nathan

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Nathan Beary Blustein
Music Theory Department
Jacobs School of Music
Indiana University Bloomington




On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Michele Ignelzi <m.ignelzi at tin.it> wrote:

> Yes, as are "Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus" (XVI.), "Je dors, mais mon coeur
> veille" (XIX.), and the last parts from both "Par lui tout a été fait" ("La
> création chante le thème de Dieu", VI.) and "Regard de l'Eglise d'amour"
> (Glorification du thème de Dieu", XX. and last).
>
> Another case in Messiaen is "Les Mages" (VIII. from _La Nativité du
> Seigneur_), but most striking to me is the last movement from
> _Turangalîla-Symphonie_ (a section of "Développement de l'amour" and the
> Ondes Martenot and strings of the whole "Jardin du sommeil d'amour" also
> have the same key signature).
>
> To remain in France: "Les parfums de la nuit" from _Ibéria_, "...La
> terrasse des audiences du clair de lune" from _Préludes_ II., and "Poissons
> d'or" from _Images_ II. by Debussy, and "Laideronnette, impératrice des
> pagodes" from _Ma mère l'Oye_ by Ravel. Among various non-full movements,
> Debussy and Ravel have the middle sections of the last Etude ("Pour les
> accords") and _Menuet antique_ (trio?) respectively.
>
> Sorry for the multiple postings and best wishes,
> Michele
>
> ---------------------
> Michele Ignelzi
> m.ignelzi at tin.it
> Conservatorio Statale di Musica, Florence, Italy
>
>
> On May 19, 2014, at 9:53 PM, Amy Bauer wrote:
>
> > It's a little out of the common practice wheel house, but the "God
> Theme" in Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus is     nominally in
> F# major, as is the first movement, "Regard du Père."
> >
> > Best,
> >
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