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B minor is a minor scale consisting of the pitches B, , D, E, , G, and A. Its key signature consists of two sharps. The harmonic minor raises the note A to . Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written with accidentals as necessary. Its relative major is D major, and its parallel major is B major. Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739–1791) regarded B minor as a key expressing a quiet acceptance of fate and very gentle complaint, something commentators find to be in line with Bach's use of the key in his ''St John Passion''.〔Tusa, pp. 2–3, n. 5〕 By the end of the Baroque era, however, conventional academic views of B minor had shifted: Composer-theorist Francesco Galeazzi (1758–1819)〔Galeazzi, ''Elementi di Musica''〕 opined that B minor was not suitable for music in good taste. Beethoven labelled a B minor melodic idea in one of his sketchbooks as a "black key".〔Tusa, p. 2, n. 3〕 Brahms, Dvořák, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, Borodin, and Tchaikovsky all wrote significant works in B minor. == Notable compositions in B minor == * J. S. Bach – Mass in B minor * J. S. Bach – French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 * Bartók – Violin Concerto No. 2 * Brahms – Clarinet Quintet * Borodin – Symphony No.2 * Bottesini – Double Bass Concerto, No. 2 in B minor * Chopin – Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20 * Chopin – Étude in B minor, Op. 25, No. 10 * Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 * Chopin – Waltz in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2 * Dvořák – Cello Concerto in B minor * Grieg – In the Hall of the Mountain King * Hummel – Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 89 * Liszt – Piano Sonata in B minor * Felix Mendelssohn – ''The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)'' Overture * Mozart – Adagio from Flute Quartet No. 1, K. 285 * Mozart – Adagio in B minor, K. 540 * Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 2 (''La Campanella'') * Puccini – "E lucevan le stelle" from ''Tosca'' * Saint-Saëns – Violin Concerto No. 3 * Schubert – Symphony No. 8 (''Unfinished''), D. 759 * Alexander Scriabin – Fantaisie in B minor, Op. 28 * Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 (''Pathetique''), Op. 74 * Vivaldi – Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello, RV 580 (Concerto No. 10 from ''L'estro Armonico'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「B minor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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