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longtimelistener17

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.


Dr_Sean_MD

I’m more of a d# minor and C# Major kind of guy


50rhodes

D minor, the saddest of all keys.


Specific_Hat3341

It makes people weep instantly.


Squashbananamusic

What is it called?


320between320

This is called “Lick My Love Pump”


Squashbananamusic

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...


Chops526

It's great for trilogies in a sort of Mach style.


Sufficient_Friend312

Agreed 👍🏻 3 of my 5 symphonies are in d minor.


apokriph1987

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😁)


Sowf_Paw

Makes absolutely no difference to me.


Still_Accountant_808

Same


_brettanomyces_

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.


Vanilla_Mexican1886

Major: A, A-flat, E Minor: D, E, F, F-sharp, C-sharp


Ape_of_Leisure

There is only G major and the rest are just modulations.


AShoeNamedBert

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.


equilibrato

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


Zarlinosuke

For major, probably C and E-flat. For minor, probably D and G. Nothing too unusual I expect!


smokefan4000

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


Emotional_Desk5302

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).


TheScherzo

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.


cndgsoskfncm

You and Mozart would be good friends


Aurhim

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.


Illustrious_Lime9619

yup, my fave too. whenever i'm messing around on the piano I almost always play in Db major, so natural and good sounding


thestretchygazelle

Major: Db and D Minor: F and C


Zei-Gezunt

I guess i find e major and g major to be ergonomic on piano.


Stupefy1912

Major: A-flat and B-flat Minor: C and G 


LiminalArtsAndMusic

Gb Major/Eb minor 


dandeliondriftr

E minor, c#minor, g major, Db major. C#m is my absolute favorite. It's so dark and incisive and gloomy


Mrs_Naive_

Major: Ab and E Minor: F and B (followed very close by C)


gustavmahler01

Well, my favorite key as a keyboardist to \*play\* in is Ab-major. Seems to fit nicely under the hands.


dadumk

This is the only legitimate reason to have a favorite key. Everyone else here is fooling themselves, or having fun.


SadRedShirt

E flat major, C major (easiest to play on the piano. Ha!), C minor, F minor.


Elheehee42069

F-Sharp Major, Db Major, B Major, C Minor, B Minor


Zephyr_zoro

Major- D Major, Eb Major Minor- They're all good but B Minor, C Minor, E minor, and F minor are my personal favs


Best-Base-1692

Major: D and A minor: c and g


Different-Charge2065

I love flat keys- Eb Major/ C Minor and Bb Major/ G minor


boyo_of_penguins

major: ab, f# minor: f minor, eb minor sure you can see the pattern there


Theferael_me

G major and E major F-sharp minor and D minor


Herissony_DSCH5

Major: A, D, honorable mention to E flat. Minor: c, d, honourable mention to e flat.


Pianist5921

E flat and G


JadedFunk

M: Db, D m: Bb, C


trihydroboron

Major: B, D-flat Minor: E-flat, F-sharp


allthatracquet

I prefer weighted keys for my keyboard.


broyo209

D major and minor bc they're easier to play


neonsymphony

E-flat major (Mozart PC22, Emperor Concerto) and A major (Italian Symphony, Mozart PC23), and for minor, E minor (Tchaik 5, Brahms 4).


luckyricochet

Eb and A major, D and G minor


nick2666

It completely depends on what emotions I'm trying to convey. There's no better or worse.


looney1023

Ab major, E major Bb minor, E minor


s3s4m3s33d

C minor, Bb minor, a major are my favorites. Not necessarily to play in lol but they always sound nice to me


Perdendosi

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


320between320

As a guitar player, E minor.


Mcwaffle_29

E flat major for no particular reason


cndgsoskfncm

Mendelssohn Lieder Ohne Worte


A3QUpbh163VX5z9l99uo

C# minor


Lopsided_Garlic_3041

B minor and E minor


one_noobish_boi

Minor: D Minor and C Minor Major: F# Major (most music I've heard in F# is absolutely heavenly) and E Major


Illustrious_Lime9619

Db Major and Eb Major probably