In Baroque music, this key is referred to as the “key of benediction,” and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations have been described as “80 minutes of this key.” The music to The Star-Spangled Banner was originally written in this key, but is commonly sung in an A-flat or B-flat major* today. This key’s relative minor is E-minor, and its key signature is F# {F-Sharp}. For 10 points, name this musical key, which forms the home key of Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik {INE-KLY-NUH-NAHKT-MUSIC}, and whose dominant key is D-major.
In Baroque music, this key is referred to as the “key of benediction,” and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations have been described as “80 minutes of this key.” The music to The Star-Spangled Banner was originally written in this key, but is commonly sung in an A-flat or B-flat major* today. This key’s relative minor is E-minor, and its key signature is F# {F-Sharp}. For 10 points, name this musical key, which forms the home key of Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik {INE-KLY-NUH-NAHKT-MUSIC}, and whose dominant key is D-major.
In Baroque music, this key is referred to as the “key of benediction,” and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations have been described as “80 minutes of this key.”