The Mellotron Group

That is a revelation!!!!!  Bm is dead on.
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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
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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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com>
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, Apr 20, 2010 6:33 pm
> Subject:  [newmellotrongroup] A, B, Cò, D, E, Fò, Gò, 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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