F-sharp

Below G musically

F-sharp is a musical note one half step above F, written as F♯.

It's the same pitch as G-flat on keyboard instruments—different names for the same sound, chosen depending on the musical key.

F-sharp major and F-sharp minor are keys built on this note: The piece modulates to F-sharp minor in the second movement.

musical-note

pitch

Frequency of sound

  • semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
  • keyLock-opening device
  • scaleMeasure of relative size

note · G-flat · enharmonic · accidental · chromatic · tuning · frequency · interval · notation · staff

key-signature

major

Of chief importance

modulation · tonic · dominant · subdominant · chord · progression · cadence · resolution · transpose · signature

composition

Scheherazade

Legendary endless storyteller

  • LisztHungarian Romantic-era pianist-composer
  • orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
  • sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition

Rimsky-Korsakov · Haydn · nocturne · prelude · etude · concerto · opus · movement · allegro · adagio

programming

Microsoft

Redmond technology corporation

async · interop · pipeline · lambda · expression · syntax · scripting

Categories
Opposites
chromatic vs. natural notes

F-sharpnatural notes

Unmodified musical pitches

C · G · D · A · E

enharmonic equivalent

F-sharpG-flat

Pitch below G-natural

F-flat · flat · C · B-flat · E-flat

pitch height within octave

F-sharpC

Third alphabet letter

B · G

Family

sharp, sharps, sharpen, sharpens, sharpened, sharpening, sharpener, sharpeners, sharply

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