Gustav Mahler was fond of using G-flat major in key passages of his symphonies. 7 in G-flat major, while its middle section is in the parallel key (F-sharp minor, enharmonic equivalent to the theoretical G-flat minor). Muzio Clementi chose F-sharp in his set for the prelude, but G-flat for the final "Grande Exercice" which modulates through all the keys.Īntonín Dvořák composed Humoresque No. When writing works in all 24 major and minor keys, Alkan, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Shchedrin and Winding used G-flat major over F-sharp major. As well as it is used in Ravel's famous " Gaspard de la nuit", in the movement, "Le Gibet".Ī striking use of G-flat major can be found in the love duet "Tu l'as dit" that concludes the fourth act of Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Les Huguenots. It is the predominant key of Maurice Ravel's Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet. It is more often used as a main key for piano works, such as the impromptus of Chopin and Schubert. Like F-sharp major, G-flat major is rarely chosen as the main key for orchestral works.
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