That is a revelation!!!!! Bm is dead on.
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> check this out:
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> From Christian Schubart's Ideen zu einer Aesthetik der Tonkunst
> (1806)translated by Rita Steblin in A History of Key Characteristics in
> the 18thand Early 19th Centuries. UMI Research Press (1983).
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> C major
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> Completely pure. Its character is: innocence, simplicity, naïvety,
> children's talk.
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> C minor
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> Declaration of love and at the same time the lament of unhappy love.
> All languishing, longing, sighing of the love-sick soul lies in this
> key.
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> Db major
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> A leering key, degenerating into grief and rapture. It cannot laugh,
> but it can smile; it cannot howl, but it can at least grimace its
> crying.--Consequently only unusual characters and feelings can be
> brought out in this key.
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> D major
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> The key of triumph, of Hallejuahs, of war-cries, of
> victory-rejoicing. Thus, the inviting symphonies, the marches,
> holiday songs and heaven-rejoicing choruses are set in this key.
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> D minor
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> Melancholy womanliness, the spleen and humours brood.
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> D# minor
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> Feelings of the anxiety of the soul's deepest distress, of brooding
> despair, of blackest depresssion, of the most gloomy condition of
> the soul. Every fear, every hesitation of the shuddering heart,
> breathes out of horrible D# minor. If ghosts could speak, their
> speech would approximate this key.
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> Eb major
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> The key of love, of devotion, of intimate conversation with God.
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> E major
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> Noisy shouts of joy, laughing pleasure and not yet complete, full
> delight lies in E Major.
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> F major
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> Complaisance & calm.
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> F minor
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> Deep depression, funereal lament, groans of misery and longing for
> the grave.
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> F# major
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> Triumph over difficulty, free sigh of relief utered when hurdles are
> surmounted; echo of a soul which has fiercely struggled and finally
> conquered lies in all uses of this key.
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> F# minor
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> A gloomy key: it tugs at passion as a dog biting a dress. Resentment
> and discontent are its language.
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> G major
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> Everything rustic, idyllic and lyrical, every calm and satisfied
> passion, every tender gratitude for true friendship and faithful
> love,--in a word every gentle and peaceful emotion of the heart is
> correctly expressed by this key.
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> G minor
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> Discontent, uneasiness, worry about a failed scheme; bad-tempered
> gnashing of teeth; in a word: resentment and dislike.
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> Ab major
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> Key of the grave. Death, grave, putrefaction, judgment, eternity lie
> in its radius.
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> Ab minor
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> Grumbler, heart squeezed until it suffocates; wailing lament,
> difficult struggle; in a word, the color of this key is everything
> struggling with difficulty.
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> A major
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> This key includes declarations of innocent love, satisfaction with
> one's state of affairs; hope of seeing one's beloved again when
> parting; youthful cheerfulness and trust in God.
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> A minor
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> Pious womanliness and tenderness of character.
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> Bb major
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> Cheerful love, clear conscience, hope aspiration for a better world.
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> Bb minor
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> A quaint creature, often dressed in the garment of night. It is
> somewhat surly and very seldom takes on a pleasant countenance.
> Mocking God and the world; discontented with itself and with
> everything; preparation for suicide sounds in this key.
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> B major
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> Strongly coloured, announcing wild passions, composed from the most
> glaring coulors. Anger, rage, jealousy, fury, despair and every
> burden of the heart lies in its sphere.
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> B minor
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> This is as it were the key of patience, of calm awaiting ones's fate
> and of submission to divine dispensation.
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> fritz
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com>
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, Apr 20, 2010 6:33 pm
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] A, B, CÂò, D, E, FÂò, GÂò, A
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> Why is it that a tune played in A major can sound right but the same tune
> played in G major sounds sad and gloomy? 'A major' seems to work well
> with mellotron strings and Oboe. Don't know why.
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> Find file 'A Major Atlantic.mp3' here:
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/files/
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