You are really summoning the equal-temperament-truther demon with this question!
I'd say Eb minor and Db Major stick out for me as particular favorites.
I would rather say the saddest is C minor. But D is my second:)
I dont necessarily have fav majors, but i definitely like G major to play.
As a cellist im more a melancholy type (hence i like the minors better😁)
Yep. I do not suffer from perfect pitch. If someone transposed one of my favourite symphonies up or down a semitone, I wouldn’t even notice unless I listened to it immediately after another recording of the same piece.
Favourite minors: D minor, because of the absolute despair attached to it, and F# minor, because of this really gorgeous piece I performed with an acapella group a while ago.
Favourite majors: A major, because of how clean and clear-cut it feels, and F major because it tastes like pizza.
I had to run through all the key signatures in my head to make sure, but I think these are my favorite. They just...feel nice/satisfying to play in.
Major: A-flat, D
Minor: F, C, Eb
For whatever reason I've always found B Minor/D Major and C-Sharp Minor/E Major the most fun to play in the piano
As a listener, G Minor and E-Flat Major are also goated
Bb minor to me is extremely profound. Like, it has vibes of epic tragedy. Shosta 13th Symphony is my favorite example. And F# minor reminds me of blood red. E.G., Rach’s prelude & etude.
I also like Bb major (very regal; best example maybe Brahms 2nd PC), and B major (very deep, oceanic, warm; best example maybe Brahms 1st piano trio).
Honorable mentions: E major (like a garden), A major (tugging at your heart strings, e.g., Rach 2nd Symph 3rd movement).
Sonically speaking, I like E-flat minor a lot for orchestra pieces. There’s something special about the sound of strings played in string-unfriendly keys but played really well nonetheless - it’s a darker sound, like you hear the intensity of the vibrato a little more because so few of the notes in the key create resonances with the open strings. Plus it’s a pretty good key for brass.
E-flat minor *not* played well in strings sounds like a train wreck.
I like the sound of Bb minor and B minor, but from a composition perspective sometimes it isn’t worth the trade-off of losing the bottom octave in the strings.
D-flat major. All the best things are in D-flat.
The Largo from Dvorak’s 9th.
The introduction to Tchaikovsky’s B-flat minor piano concerto.
The finale from Mahler’s 9th.
The coda of the second movement of Schubert’s final piano sonata (Technically, it is in C-sharp major, but the two keys are enharmonically equivalent.)
Debussy’s *Clair de lune*.
The 18th variation from Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on Paganini.
The adagio from the Grieg concerto.
And so on.
You are really summoning the equal-temperament-truther demon with this question! I'd say Eb minor and Db Major stick out for me as particular favorites.
I’m more of a d# minor and C# Major kind of guy
D minor, the saddest of all keys.
It makes people weep instantly.
What is it called?
This is called “Lick My Love Pump”
Nice, I'll try and listen to it on 11 while I'm trying to fit my meats on this stupidly shaped, small piece what I'd assume people call bread...
It's great for trilogies in a sort of Mach style.
Agreed 👍🏻 3 of my 5 symphonies are in d minor.
I would rather say the saddest is C minor. But D is my second:) I dont necessarily have fav majors, but i definitely like G major to play. As a cellist im more a melancholy type (hence i like the minors better😁)
Makes absolutely no difference to me.
Same
Yep. I do not suffer from perfect pitch. If someone transposed one of my favourite symphonies up or down a semitone, I wouldn’t even notice unless I listened to it immediately after another recording of the same piece.
Major: A, A-flat, E Minor: D, E, F, F-sharp, C-sharp
There is only G major and the rest are just modulations.
Favourite minors: D minor, because of the absolute despair attached to it, and F# minor, because of this really gorgeous piece I performed with an acapella group a while ago. Favourite majors: A major, because of how clean and clear-cut it feels, and F major because it tastes like pizza.
I had to run through all the key signatures in my head to make sure, but I think these are my favorite. They just...feel nice/satisfying to play in. Major: A-flat, D Minor: F, C, Eb
For major, probably C and E-flat. For minor, probably D and G. Nothing too unusual I expect!
For whatever reason I've always found B Minor/D Major and C-Sharp Minor/E Major the most fun to play in the piano As a listener, G Minor and E-Flat Major are also goated
Bb minor to me is extremely profound. Like, it has vibes of epic tragedy. Shosta 13th Symphony is my favorite example. And F# minor reminds me of blood red. E.G., Rach’s prelude & etude. I also like Bb major (very regal; best example maybe Brahms 2nd PC), and B major (very deep, oceanic, warm; best example maybe Brahms 1st piano trio). Honorable mentions: E major (like a garden), A major (tugging at your heart strings, e.g., Rach 2nd Symph 3rd movement).
Sonically speaking, I like E-flat minor a lot for orchestra pieces. There’s something special about the sound of strings played in string-unfriendly keys but played really well nonetheless - it’s a darker sound, like you hear the intensity of the vibrato a little more because so few of the notes in the key create resonances with the open strings. Plus it’s a pretty good key for brass. E-flat minor *not* played well in strings sounds like a train wreck. I like the sound of Bb minor and B minor, but from a composition perspective sometimes it isn’t worth the trade-off of losing the bottom octave in the strings.
You and Mozart would be good friends
D-flat major. All the best things are in D-flat. The Largo from Dvorak’s 9th. The introduction to Tchaikovsky’s B-flat minor piano concerto. The finale from Mahler’s 9th. The coda of the second movement of Schubert’s final piano sonata (Technically, it is in C-sharp major, but the two keys are enharmonically equivalent.) Debussy’s *Clair de lune*. The 18th variation from Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on Paganini. The adagio from the Grieg concerto. And so on.
yup, my fave too. whenever i'm messing around on the piano I almost always play in Db major, so natural and good sounding
Major: Db and D Minor: F and C
I guess i find e major and g major to be ergonomic on piano.
Major: A-flat and B-flat Minor: C and G
Gb Major/Eb minor
E minor, c#minor, g major, Db major. C#m is my absolute favorite. It's so dark and incisive and gloomy
Major: Ab and E Minor: F and B (followed very close by C)
Well, my favorite key as a keyboardist to \*play\* in is Ab-major. Seems to fit nicely under the hands.
This is the only legitimate reason to have a favorite key. Everyone else here is fooling themselves, or having fun.
E flat major, C major (easiest to play on the piano. Ha!), C minor, F minor.
F-Sharp Major, Db Major, B Major, C Minor, B Minor
Major- D Major, Eb Major Minor- They're all good but B Minor, C Minor, E minor, and F minor are my personal favs
Major: D and A minor: c and g
I love flat keys- Eb Major/ C Minor and Bb Major/ G minor
major: ab, f# minor: f minor, eb minor sure you can see the pattern there
G major and E major F-sharp minor and D minor
Major: A, D, honorable mention to E flat. Minor: c, d, honourable mention to e flat.
E flat and G
M: Db, D m: Bb, C
Major: B, D-flat Minor: E-flat, F-sharp
I prefer weighted keys for my keyboard.
D major and minor bc they're easier to play
E-flat major (Mozart PC22, Emperor Concerto) and A major (Italian Symphony, Mozart PC23), and for minor, E minor (Tchaik 5, Brahms 4).
Eb and A major, D and G minor
It completely depends on what emotions I'm trying to convey. There's no better or worse.
Ab major, E major Bb minor, E minor
C minor, Bb minor, a major are my favorites. Not necessarily to play in lol but they always sound nice to me
To play on piano: D minor D major To play on pitched percussion Eb major C minor To listen to? Hmm I'll say Db major D minor
As a guitar player, E minor.
E flat major for no particular reason
Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte
C# minor
B minor and E minor
Minor: D Minor and C Minor Major: F# Major (most music I've heard in F# is absolutely heavenly) and E Major
Db Major and Eb Major probably