The B♭ (B-flat) major scale consists of the pitches B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, and A. Its key signature has two flats, B/E (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is G minor, and its parallel minor is B♭ minor.
Many transposing instruments are pitched in B-flat major, including the clarinet, trumpet, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone.
A few famous works in B flat major:
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 (Bach)
- Piano Concerto No. 15 (Mozart)
- Piano Concerto No. 27 (Mozart)
- Piano Sonata No. 11 (Beethoven)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 (Beethoven)
- Symphony No. 4 (Beethoven)
- String Quartet No. 6 (Beethoven)
- String Quartet No. 13 (Beethoven)
- Große Fuge (Beethoven)
- Piano Sonata No. 29 (Beethoven)
- Piano Sonata No. 21 (Schubert)
- Symphony No. 2 (Mendelssohn)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)
- Symphony No. 5 (Bruckner)
- Symphony No. 5 (Prokofiev)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 (Prokofiev)
- String Sextet No. 1 (Brahms)
- Prelude in B-flat major (Rachmaninoff)
- String Quartet No. 5 (Shostakovich)
- Mass No. 3 (Schubert)
A big thanks to the CBC and Paolo Pietropaolo for hosting the Signature Series.
bleatmop
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2 comments
January 17, 2014 at 2:23 pm
bodycrimes
I love this series. So glad you introduced me to it.
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January 17, 2014 at 3:38 pm
The Arbourist
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I am in love with it as well. Unfortunately we only have one more key to go, then we’ll have covered them all.
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