December 22, 2003
The Key
This is exactly the kind of quiz Lynn ought to be in charge of.
Cb major - life is full of complications,
commitments and organization. You love to make
sure everything is just perfect, but sometimes
this can cause you to fall over your own feet.
A slightly unsociable key: why Cb major when
you could be the identical Bmajor? It has less
accidentals.
what key signature are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
Maybe there is a music mavin out there among your readers who can tell me how the key of Cb differs from the key of B? That's not intended to be a smartass question, because if someone to me to play the guitar in the key of Cb, I would look puzzled, then play away in the key of B.
Enquiring minds....and all that stuff.
Posted by: Parkway Rest Stop at December 22, 2003 10:35 AMI just now followed the "read on rule," and discovered from the text that Cb and B major are identical, except one has more "accidentals." I think I still need the music mavin.
Posted by: Parkway Rest Stop at December 22, 2003 10:40 AMMy guess is that Cb is B for people who accidentally hit C notes out of habit. I dunno.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at December 22, 2003 10:00 PMFrom someone who was a music major for a coupla years:
C-flat major and B major are, for the intents and purposes of normal, everyday folks, the same thing. That is to say, they SOUND the same. The notes B and C-flat, for instance, are identical pitches to the ear. The only difference between the two notes, and also between the two keys, is really for the sake of obscure studies in music theory.
In other words, if someone tells you to play an 8-bar tonic-dominant-tonic progression in C-flat and you play the progression in B, no one will be the wiser.
It's kinda like asking what's the difference between G-sharp and A-flat. To the ear, there is none.
Posted by: Joey at December 28, 2003 08:15 PM