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"D. Kelzenberg" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 23 Nov 1994 17:57:58 -0600
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On Wed, 23 Nov 1994, Dennis Johnson wrote:
 
> different keys.  Anyway, B minor and C minor are not profoundly different
> colors and their difference is subtle.  There could be a number of possible
> explanations here. Both keys express sadness, but b minor usually a little
> more melancholy with a touch of hope, while c minor expresses supernatural
> longing.  The main difference here of course, is with their dominants.
>
 
Hmmm....  Well, I couldn't agree less!  I feel a huge difference between
c-minor and b-minor.  This is subjective , of course, (and your
impressions are correct for *you*!), but I find these two keys to possess
entirely different "colors."  In my "experience," keys 1/2 step apart
never sound similar.  Keys a perfect fifth apart sound more similar!  For
example, Ab and Eb sound more "alike" in color (not in pitch level, of
course) than do  Ab and A.  Just my humble opine!
 
Dave Kelzenberg

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