We have to mention C major as an outlier. It does not contain any sharps or flats, hence any piece of music in C major will ...

We have to mention C major as an outlier. It does not contain any sharps or flats, hence any piece of music in C major will not have a key signature, as it is not required. On a practical level, many ...

In this short film Howard Goodall explains the origin of the 12-tone tuning system that has become the foundation of classical and popular western music. Johann Sebastian Bach’s 'The Well ...

Both keys have the same key signature, shown here ... but only when ascending. In western music, modal music dates from before the use of scales and keys. Modes are similar to tonal scales.