B-Sharp Major
| Relative key | G-double-sharp minor |
|---|---|
| Parallel key | B-sharp minor |
| Dominant key | F-double-sharp major |
| Subdominant | E-sharp major |
| Enharmonic | C major |
| Component pitches | |
B♯, C , D, E♯, F, G, A | |
B-sharp major (or the key of B-sharp) is a theoretical key based on B♯, consisting of the pitches B♯, [[C# (musical note)|C]], [[D# (musical note)|D]], E♯, [[F# (musical note)|F]], [[G# (musical note)|G]], and [[A# (musical note)|A]]. It is enharmonically equivalent to C major. Its key signature has twelve sharps.
The B-sharp major scale is:
- <score vorbis="1" lang="lilypond"> {
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' {
\clef treble \key bis \major \time 7/4 bis4 cisis disis eis fisis gisis aisis bis aisis gisis fisis eis disis cisis bis2 \clef bass \key bis \major
} }
</score>
Its relative minor is G-double-sharp minor. Its parallel minor, B-sharp minor, is usually replaced by C minor, since B-sharp minor features a F and a C in its key signature and C minor only has three flats, making it rare for B-sharp minor to be used. B-sharp major, with 12 sharps, has a similar problem. Therefore, C major, its enharmonic, is often used as the parallel major for C minor. (The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of G-sharp major and G-sharp minor).
References
https://www.basicmusictheory.com/b-sharp-major-scale
External links
Media related to B-sharp major at Wikimedia Commons
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B-Sharp Major
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