What is F-flat major?

Q: What is F-flat major?


A: F-flat major is a major scale based on F-flat.

Q: How many flats does its key signature have?


A: Its key signature has eight flats.

Q: What is the relative minor of F-flat major?


A: The relative minor of F-flat major is D-flat minor.

Q: What is the parallel minor of F-flat major?


A: The parallel minor of F-flat major is usually replaced by E minor.

Q: Is there an example of a piece that uses F flat Major?


A: Part of Richard Strauss' Metamorphosen uses F flat Major.

Q: How has one commentator described this use in Metamorphosen?


A: One commentator has called it "a bitter enharmonic parody" of the earlier manifestations of E Major in the piece.

Q: Is there an easier way to read and write music using this key signature?


A: To make reading and writing music easier, F-flat major is usually written as its enharmonic equivalent of E Major.

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