F major

F majoris amajor scalebased onF,with the pitches F,G,A,B♭,C,D,andE.Itskey signaturehas oneflat.Itsrelative minorisD minorand itsparallel minorisF minor.

F major

Relative key	D minor
Parallel key	F minor
Dominant key	C major
Subdominant	B-flat major
Component pitches
F, G, A, B♭,C, D, E

The F major scale is:

F major is the homekeyof theEnglish horn,thebasset horn,thehornin F, thetrumpetin F and the bassWagner tuba.Thus, music in F major for thesetransposing instrumentsis written inC major.These instruments sound a perfect fifth lower than written, with the exception of the trumpet in F which sounds a fourth higher.

Scale degree chords

Thescale degreechords of F major are:

• Tonic– F major
• Supertonic–G minor
• Mediant–A minor
• Subdominant–B-flat major
• Dominant–C major
• Submediant–D minor
• Leading-tone–E diminished

Notable compositions in F major

See also:List of symphonies in F major

• Antonio Vivaldi
  • Trio sonata Op. 1/5for two violins and basso continuo, RV 69
  • Violin sonata Op. 2/4,RV 20
  • Violin sonata Op. 5/1,RV 18
  • Violin concerto Op. 3/7fromL'estro armonico,for four violins and orchestra, RV 567
  • Violin concerto Op. 4/9fromLa Stravaganza,RV 284
  • Violin concerto Op. 7/10,Il Ritiro,RV 294
  • Violin concerto Op. 8/3,AutumnfromThe four seasons,RV 293
  • Flute concerto Op. 10/1,RV 433,La tempesta di mare
  • Flute concerto Op. 10/5, RV 434
• Johann Sebastian Bach
  • English Suite No. 4,BWV 809
  • Italian Concertoin F major, BWV 971
  • Brandenburg ConcertosNos. 1 & 2,BWV 1046–1047
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Concerto for 3 Pianos,K. 242
  • Piano Concerto No. 11,K. 413
  • Piano Concerto No. 19,K. 459
  • Piano Sonata No. 12,K. 332/300k
  • String Quartet No. 23,K. 590
  • Violin Sonata No. 24,K. 376
  • Violin Sonata No. 36,K. 547
  • Oboe Quartet,K. 370/368b
• Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Symphony No. 6,Op. 68 ( "Pastoral" )
  • Symphony No. 8,Op. 93
  • Romance No. 2 for violin and orchestra,Op. 50
  • String Quartet No. 1,Op. 18/1
  • String Quartet No. 7,Op. 59/1
  • String Quartet No. 16,Op. 135
  • Violin Sonata No. 5,Op. 24 (Frühling)
  • Piano Sonata No. 6,Op. 10/2
  • Piano Sonata No. 22,Op. 54
  • Horn Sonata,Op. 17
• Carl Maria von Weber
  • Bassoon Concerto
• Franz Schubert
  • Octet,D. 803
  • Mass No. 1,D. 105
  • Deutsche Messe (German Mass), D 872
  • Adagio and Rondo Concertantefor piano quartet, D. 487
• Felix Mendelssohn
  • Violin Sonata No. 1
  • Violin Sonata No. 3
• Franz Liszt
  • Transcendental Étude No. 3"Paysage"
• Frédéric Chopin
  • Ballade No. 2
  • Étude Op. 10, No. 8 "Sunshine/Encore"
  • Nocturne Op. 15, No. 1
  • Étude Op. 25, No. 3 "The Horseman"
  • Prelude Op. 28, No. 23 "Pleasure Boat"
  • Waltz Op. 34, No. 3
• Charles-Valentin Alkan
  • Prelude Op. 31, No. 11 "Un petit rien"
• Johannes Brahms
  • Ein Deutsches Requiem,Op. 45
  • String Quintet No. 1,Op. 88
  • Symphony No. 3,Op. 90
  • Cello Sonata No. 2,Op. 99
• Anton Bruckner
  • String Quintet
• Maurice Ravel
  • String Quartet
• George Gershwin
  • Concerto in F
• Dmitri Shostakovich
  • String Quartet No. 3,Op. 73
  • Piano Concerto No. 2,Op. 102
• Antonín Dvořák
  • Symphony No. 5,Op. 76
  • String Quartet No. 12(American Quartet), Op. 96

See also

• Key (music)
• Major and minor
• Chord (music)
• Chord notation

External links

• Media related toF majorat Wikimedia Commons