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2. A minor second is a half step, or one note to the next. A major second is a whole step, or one note, skip a note.

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How many major and minor piano concertos did Mozart write?

He wrote 25 in a major key and only 2 in a minor key.


How many sharps in A harmonic minor?

In A harmonic minor, there is just one sharp (G sharp).


How many flats in b minor?

There are no flats in b-minor. B major has two flats, both B-flat and A-flat, but b-flat minor is the relative minor of D-major, which has a sharp key signature. The sharps in b-minor are F-sharp and C-sharp.


Example of classical music beginning on minor or major key?

Most music in the Western tradition is either in a major or a minor key (although many pieces will switch back and forth). A "key" might also be thought of as a "pitch collection" - the series of notes from which a composer will construct their piece. A more popular way of thinking of it is that major and minor represent different musical "moods" with major being associated with brightness or happiness and minor with darkness, volatility, or sadness. A specific example? Beethoven's first three piano sonatas are in F Minor (No. 1), A Major (No. 2), and C Major (No. 3). But each of these sonatas has four movements, and individual movements may begin in different keys (the sonata's key as a whole is usually determined by the key of the first movement). For example, the second movement of the first piano sonata is actually in F Major.


What is the difference between major and minor cord?

Major and Minor chords are determined by the third of the chord making them sound different. Major chords have a more happy, open sound and minor chords have a "sad" sound. For example: In the key of C, A C Major triad would be the notes C, E, G and C minor triad would be C, E flat, G. (the third in the minor triad goes down a half-step from the third in the major triad) E---> E flat.