Talk:D major

Do you have a source on the Rimsky-Korsakov/Scriabin conversation? I know both of them assigned colors to keys, but Scriabin didn't write any operas, so I suspect the names might be backwards. Thanks, Antandrus (talk) 19:19, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think that the opera referred to here is The Golden Cockrel by Rimsky-Korsakov, and that "used an example from the latter composer's own operas" is what is meant. But I'm going to have to doublecheck this, though. Del arte 19:34, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

That's probably the right opera. I heard this tidbit on one of those quizzes from the Texaco Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. I should've double-checked it before putting it in. Anton Mravcek 21:24, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Mozart's "Unnumbered" Symphonies

I stand corrected. We normally talk about 41 Mozart symphonies, but there are probably 61 by my count (see Köchel-Verzeichnis). Numbers 42-55 have been allocated (out of historical sequence), but there are still 6 others that remain unnumbered (K.19a, 16a, 45a, 66c, 66d and 66e; K.207a and 213c are symphonic movements, not full symphonies).

Keyboard Fingering

It would be a good idea to add the standard keyboard fingering for a two-octave D major scale. Some quibbles with the K numbers shown in the article at the moment:

• K.73 is "Number 44"
• K.73n is "Number 45"
• K.141a is "Number 50"
• K.111a is a finale only
• agree with K.66c. JackofOz 00:24, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Deleting Songs

Don't continue to delete songs from the lists that should be there! It's not like they break any rules!

I deleted "Money" because it's a really, really poor example. The D Major chord never appears. The only chords are Bm7, Em7, and F#m7. I don't know if that means it's in B minor, or if there has to be a recurring A# (typically in an F#7 chord) for it to be in B minor. But a non-musician who reads that and imagines the song is not going to get a clear idea of what D Major is. Great song, but a terrible example.

--63.25.118.201 (talk) 18:28, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course, I did replace it with another Pink Floyd song. "Run Like Hell" is strictly diatonic in D Major during the main riff (which I imagine is pretty well known), though the verses tend towards E minor.

--63.25.118.201 (talk) 18:34, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I Can See Clearly Now

I think it makes sense to include songs based on the major scale only, not the Mixolydian mode. For the phrase:

It's gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiny day, the first "bright" is a C♮, putting the song in the Mixolydian mode. Anything wrong with this?? Georgia guy 14:02, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

The comment on dropped D tuning allowing two opens on the D major scale...

This is only correct if it is in the Great octave, the typical D major is in the small octave. In Helmholtz, this would mean that if you used the dropped D tuning, then it'd be D-d, but the standard D major is d-d', and in Scientific, it would mean D2-D3 if you used the dropped D in the scale and D3-D4 if you used the standard D major. Refer to the article on D and check the chart to see what I mean. I think that should be noted somewhere in the article, but I'm just double checking to make sure everyone is okay with it. - J-Whitt (talk) 01:38, 6 March 2008 (UTC)