Dm - the heartbreak key
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 12:59 last edited by
Excellent scholarship in this article - it cites Nigel Tufnel.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:06 last edited by
We always used to play the old standard Summertime in D minor. We managed to survive the experience, although admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
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We always used to play the old standard Summertime in D minor. We managed to survive the experience, although admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:09 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
That probably would have occurred regardless of what key you played it in.
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We always used to play the old standard Summertime in D minor. We managed to survive the experience, although admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:13 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
We always used to play the old standard Summertime in D minor. We managed to survive the experience, although admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
Alto or Tenor? Transposing to Bm is a bigger pain than Em…
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@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
That probably would have occurred regardless of what key you played it in.
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:15 last edited by@george-k said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
That probably would have occurred regardless of what key you played it in.
My brother and I used to busk it in the local bus station for beer money - there was a very resonant underground walkway, and the sound carried a long way. One time, a little old lady came up to us and very politely said 'You both sound very nice....but do you really need to both play at the same time?'
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@george-k said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
That probably would have occurred regardless of what key you played it in.
My brother and I used to busk it in the local bus station for beer money - there was a very resonant underground walkway, and the sound carried a long way. One time, a little old lady came up to us and very politely said 'You both sound very nice....but do you really need to both play at the same time?'
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:19 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
'You both sound very nice....but do you really need to both play at the same time?'
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:25 last edited by
I know it’s sad when Klaus plays anything in D minor.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:34 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
I know it’s sad when Klaus plays anything in D minor
Hey, look on the bright side - at least you can occasionally tell what key he's in.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 13:57 last edited by
So where has Herr Klaus been lately? I wonder is he just sick of Afghanistan.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 14:01 last edited by
OK, for the really musical people here....
I've never understood why some music is written in specific keys.
Is C major really that different from D-flat major? In this day of equal temperament, the differences in "color" whatever seem to be negligible.
Of course, Eb was the "heroic" key, back in the day. Does it really matter today?
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 14:02 last edited by
@mik said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
So where has Herr Klaus been lately? I wonder is he just sick of Afghanistan.
He was on about 6 hours ago.
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OK, for the really musical people here....
I've never understood why some music is written in specific keys.
Is C major really that different from D-flat major? In this day of equal temperament, the differences in "color" whatever seem to be negligible.
Of course, Eb was the "heroic" key, back in the day. Does it really matter today?
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 14:51 last edited by@george-k said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
Of course, Eb was the "heroic" key, back in the day.
It's certainly heroic if you play the alto sax.
The biggest problem I always had was playing with bloody guitarists, and they all want to play in E major and Am, which puts an alto player in C# major and F#m. What a pain in the ass.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 16:03 last edited by Copper
Summertime Dm
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 16:10 last edited by Doctor Phibes
If you want proof that Dm is a sad key, listen to this, not in Dm!
The first jazz album I ever bought.
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@george-k said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
Of course, Eb was the "heroic" key, back in the day.
It's certainly heroic if you play the alto sax.
The biggest problem I always had was playing with bloody guitarists, and they all want to play in E major and Am, which puts an alto player in C# major and F#m. What a pain in the ass.
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 17:48 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
@george-k said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
Of course, Eb was the "heroic" key, back in the day.
It's certainly heroic if you play the alto sax.
The biggest problem I always had was playing with bloody guitarists, and they all want to play in E major and Am, which puts an alto player in C# major and F#m. What a pain in the ass.
I actually got pretty good at F# M and m, so when the guitarist wanted to play in E, I just switched to Tenor…
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@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
That probably would have occurred regardless of what key you played it in.
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 17:52 last edited by@george-k said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
@doctor-phibes said in Dm - the heartbreak key:
admittedly we frequently left our listeners weeping.
That probably would have occurred regardless of what key you played it in.
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