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the CBC and Paolo Pietropaolo for bringing the Signature Series to life and structuring the guided tour through the key of D minor.
“D minor: The Ice Queen
Also known as:
The Femme Fatale.
The Vengeful Vamp.
D minors you might know:
Carmen, from Bizet’s opera Carmen.
The White Witch from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians.
The notes: D – E – F – G – A – B♭ – C♯- D.
Number of flats: one.
Relative major: F major.
What they said about D minor in the 19th century:
“This key sounds melancholy and horrible. It proclaims gloomy lament, deep suffering.” – J.A. Schrader, 1827
“A ghost must speak in D minor, though on this point Gluck, Mozart and Rossini differ.” – Anonymous, 1828, in The Spectator”
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