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{{Short description|Minor scale based on D-sharp}}
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{{Infobox musical scale
{{Infobox musical scale
| name=D-sharp minor<score>{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key dis \minor s16 \clef F \key dis \minor s^"" }</score>
| name=D-sharp minor
| image_name=F-sharp-major d-sharp-minor.svg
| relative=[[F-sharp major]]
| relative=[[F-sharp major]]
| parallel=D-sharp major
| parallel=[[D-sharp major]] (theoretical)<br/>→[[Enharmonic key|enharmonic]]: [[E-flat major]]
| enharmonic=[[E-flat minor]]
| enharmonic=[[E-flat minor]]
| dominant=[[A-sharp minor]]
| dominant=[[A-sharp minor]]
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| seventh_pitch=C{{Music|sharp}}
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}}
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'''D-sharp minor''' is a [[minor scale]] based on [[D♯ (musical note)|D{{Music|sharp}}]], consisting of the pitches D{{Music|sharp}}, [[E♯ (musical note)|E{{Music|sharp}}]], [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{Music|sharp}}]], [[G♯ (musical note)|G{{Music|sharp}}]], [[A♯ (musical note)|A{{Music|sharp}}]], [[B (musical note)|B]], and [[C♯ (musical note)|C{{Music|sharp}}]]. Its [[key signature]] has six [[Sharp (music)|sharps]].
'''D-sharp minor'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key of D sharp minor, chords |url=https://www.piano-keyboard-guide.com/key-of-d-sharp-minor.html |access-date=2023-08-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> is a [[minor scale]] based on [[D♯ (musical note)|D{{Music|sharp}}]], consisting of the pitches D{{Music|sharp}}, [[E♯ (musical note)|E{{Music|sharp}}]], [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{Music|sharp}}]], [[G♯ (musical note)|G{{Music|sharp}}]], [[A♯ (musical note)|A{{Music|sharp}}]], [[B (musical note)|B]], and [[C♯ (musical note)|C{{Music|sharp}}]]. Its [[key signature]] has six [[Sharp (music)|sharps]].


Its [[relative key|relative major]] is [[F-sharp major]] (or enharmonically [[G-flat major]]), and its [[parallel key|parallel major]] is D-sharp major, usually replaced by [[E-flat major]], since D-sharp major's two [[Double sharp|double-sharps]] makes it generally impractical to use. Its [[enharmonic]] equivalent, [[E-flat minor]], contains the same number of flats.
Its [[relative key|relative major]] is [[F-sharp major]] (or enharmonically [[G-flat major]]). Its [[parallel key|parallel major]], D-sharp major,<ref>{{Cite web |title=basicmusictheory.com: D-sharp major scale |url=https://www.basicmusictheory.com/d-sharp-major-scale |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=www.basicmusictheory.com}}</ref> is usually replaced by [[E-flat major]], since D-sharp major's two [[Double sharp|double-sharps]] make it impractical to use. Its [[enharmonic]] equivalent, [[E-flat minor]], has six flats.


The D-sharp [[natural minor scale]] is:
The D-sharp [[natural minor scale]] is:


:<score vorbis="1" lang="lilypond"> {
:<score sound="1"> {
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' {
⚫
\key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis^"Natural minor scale" eis fis gis ais b cis dis cis b ais gis fis eis dis2
\relative c' {
⚫
\clef F \key dis \minor
⚫
\clef treble \key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis4^\markup "Natural minor scale" eis fis gis ais b cis dis cis b ais gis fis eis dis2
⚫
\clef bass \key dis \minor
} }
} }
</score>
</score>
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Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The D-sharp [[Harmonic minor scale|harmonic minor]] and [[Melodic minor scale|melodic minor scales]] are:
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The D-sharp [[Harmonic minor scale|harmonic minor]] and [[Melodic minor scale|melodic minor scales]] are:


:<score vorbis="1" lang="lilypond"> {
:<score sound="1"> {
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' {
⚫
\key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis^"Harmonic minor scale" eis fis gis ais b cisis dis cisis b ais gis fis eis dis2
\relative c' {
⚫
\clef treble \key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis4^\markup "Harmonic minor scale" eis fis gis ais b cisis dis cisis b ais gis fis eis dis2
} }
} }
</score>
</score>


:<score vorbis="1" lang="lilypond"> {
:<score sound="1"> {
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' {
⚫
\key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis^"Melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" eis fis gis ais bis cisis dis cis? b? ais gis fis eis dis2
\relative c' {
⚫
\clef treble \key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis4^\markup "Melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" eis fis gis ais bis cisis dis cis! b! ais gis fis eis dis2
} }
} }
</score>
</score>

==Scale degree chords==
The [[scale degree]] chords of D-sharp minor are:
* [[Tonic (music)|'''Tonic''']] – D-sharp minor
* '''[[Supertonic]]''' – [[Diminished triad|E-sharp diminished]]
* '''[[Mediant]]''' – [[F-sharp major]]
* '''[[Subdominant]]''' – [[G-sharp minor]]
* [[Dominant (music)|'''Dominant''']] – [[A-sharp minor]]
* '''[[Submediant]]''' – [[B major]]
* '''[[Subtonic]]''' – [[C-sharp major]]


== Music in D-sharp minor ==
== Music in D-sharp minor ==
D-sharp minor is infrequently used as the principal key of pieces in the [[Classical period (music)|Classical era]]. More common is notation in E-flat minor, which is a relatively manageable key for many [[brass instrument]]s and [[woodwinds]].
D-sharp minor is infrequently used as the principal key of pieces in the [[Classical period (music)|Classical era]]. More common is notation in E-flat minor, which is a relatively manageable key for many [[brass instrument]]s and [[woodwinds]]. In the 24 canonic keys, most of the composers preferred E-flat minor, while [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], [[Sergei Lyapunov]], and [[Manuel Ponce]] preferred D-sharp minor.


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From Bach's ''[[The Well-Tempered Clavier]]'', the eighth fugue from Book 1 and the eighth prelude and fugue from Book 2 are in D-sharp minor; both fugues end with a [[Picardy third]], requiring an F{{music|doublesharp}} in the final [[E-flat major|D-sharp major]] chord.
The most famous work in this key is [[Alexander Scriabin|Scriabin]]'s [[Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12 (Scriabin)|Etude Op. 8, No. 12]].


The second of Lyapunov's ''[[12 Transcendental Études (Lyapunov)|12 Transcendental Études]]'' ("Ronde des Fantômes") is also in D-sharp minor.
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From [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]'s ''[[Das Wohltemperierte Klavier]]'', the eighth fugue from Book 1 and the eighth prelude and fugue from Book 2 are in D-sharp minor; both fugues end with a [[Picardy third]], requiring an F{{music|doublesharp}} in the final D-sharp major chord.


The second movement from [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]]'s ''[[Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges']]'', subtitled ''Quasi-[[Faust]]'', is also in D-sharp minor (but ends in [[F-sharp major]]), and modulates into even sharper keys along the way, some even being [[theoretical key]]s, such as [[G-sharp major]] and E-sharp major.
[[Alexander Scriabin]]'s [[Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12 (Scriabin)|Etude Op. 8, No. 12]] is in this key, perhaps the most famous example.
The second movement from [[Charles-Valentin Alkan]]'s ''[[Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges']]'', subtitled ''Quasi-[[Faust]]'', is also in D-sharp minor (but ends in [[F-sharp major]]), and modulates into even sharper keys along the way, some even being [[theoretical key]]s, such as [[G-sharp major]] and D-sharp major.


In a few scores, 6-sharp key signatures in the bass clef are written with the sharp for the A on the top line.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}
In a few scores, 6-sharp key signatures in the bass clef are written with the sharp for the A on the top line.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}


Despite the key rarely being used in orchestral music other than to modulate, it is not entirely uncommon in keyboard music. For orchestration of piano music, some theorists recommend transposing the music to [[D minor]] or [[E minor]], other theorists suggest using the enharmonic equivalent E-flat minor. If D-sharp minor must absolutely be used, one should take care that B{{music|flat}} wind instruments be notated in [[F minor]], rather than [[E-sharp minor]] (or G instruments used instead, giving a transposed key of [[G-sharp minor]]), and D{{music|flat}} instruments in [[D minor]] instead of C{{music|doublesharp}} minor, in order to avoid double sharps in key signatures. Meanwhile, the E horns would have parts written with a [[B minor]] [[key signature]].
Despite the key rarely being used in orchestral music other than to modulate, it is not entirely uncommon in keyboard music. For orchestration of piano music, some theorists recommend transposing the music to [[D minor]] or [[E minor]]. If D-sharp minor must absolutely be used, one should take care that B{{music|flat}} wind instruments be notated in [[F minor]], rather than [[E-sharp minor]] (or G instruments used instead, giving a transposed key of [[G-sharp minor]]), and B{{music|natural}} instruments in [[E minor]], in order to avoid double sharps in key signatures. Meanwhile, the E horns would have parts written with a [[B minor]] [[key signature]]. Instruments in F can be written in [[A-sharp minor]] but it is more recommended to use [[B-flat minor]] for them.
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 23:40, 31 October 2024

D-sharp minor
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key dis \minor s16 \clef F \key dis \minor s^"" }
Relative keyF-sharp major
Parallel keyD-sharp major (theoretical)
→enharmonic: E-flat major
Dominant keyA-sharp minor
SubdominantG-sharp minor
EnharmonicE-flat minor
Component pitches
D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯

D-sharp minor[1] is a minor scale based on D♯, consisting of the pitches D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, and C♯. Its key signature has six sharps.

Its relative major is F-sharp major (or enharmonically G-flat major). Its parallel major, D-sharp major,[2] is usually replaced by E-flat major, since D-sharp major's two double-sharps make it impractical to use. Its enharmonic equivalent, E-flat minor, has six flats.

The D-sharp natural minor scale is:

{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis^"Natural minor scale" eis fis gis ais b cis dis cis b ais gis fis eis dis2 \clef F \key dis \minor } }

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The D-sharp harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis^"Harmonic minor scale" eis fis gis ais b cisis dis cisis b ais gis fis eis dis2 } }
{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key dis \minor \time 7/4 dis^"Melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" eis fis gis ais bis cisis dis cis? b? ais gis fis eis dis2 } }

Scale degree chords

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The scale degree chords of D-sharp minor are:

Music in D-sharp minor

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D-sharp minor is infrequently used as the principal key of pieces in the Classical era. More common is notation in E-flat minor, which is a relatively manageable key for many brass instruments and woodwinds. In the 24 canonic keys, most of the composers preferred E-flat minor, while Johann Sebastian Bach, Sergei Lyapunov, and Manuel Ponce preferred D-sharp minor.

From Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, the eighth fugue from Book 1 and the eighth prelude and fugue from Book 2 are in D-sharp minor; both fugues end with a Picardy third, requiring an Fdouble sharp in the final D-sharp major chord.

The second of Lyapunov's 12 Transcendental Études ("Ronde des Fantômes") is also in D-sharp minor.

Alexander Scriabin's Etude Op. 8, No. 12 is in this key, perhaps the most famous example.

The second movement from Charles-Valentin Alkan's Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges', subtitled Quasi-Faust, is also in D-sharp minor (but ends in F-sharp major), and modulates into even sharper keys along the way, some even being theoretical keys, such as G-sharp major and D-sharp major.

In a few scores, 6-sharp key signatures in the bass clef are written with the sharp for the A on the top line.[citation needed]

Despite the key rarely being used in orchestral music other than to modulate, it is not entirely uncommon in keyboard music. For orchestration of piano music, some theorists recommend transposing the music to D minor or E minor. If D-sharp minor must absolutely be used, one should take care that B♭ wind instruments be notated in F minor, rather than E-sharp minor (or G instruments used instead, giving a transposed key of G-sharp minor), and B♮ instruments in E minor, in order to avoid double sharps in key signatures. Meanwhile, the E horns would have parts written with a B minor key signature. Instruments in F can be written in A-sharp minor but it is more recommended to use B-flat minor for them.

References

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  1. ^ "Key of D sharp minor, chords". Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  2. ^ "basicmusictheory.com: D-sharp major scale". www.basicmusictheory.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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