What is C-sharp major?
{{See also|D-flat major}} {{dablink|This article is about the musical scale. For the programming language, see [[C Sharp (programming language)|C sharp]].}} {{Infobox Scale | image_name = C-sharp_Major_key_signature.png | scale_name = C{{music|sharp}} major | relative = [[A-sharp minor|A{{music|sharp}} minor]] | parallel = [[C-sharp minor|C{{music|sharp}} minor]] | enharmonic = [[D-flat major|D{{music|flat}} major]] | first_pitch = C{{music|sharp}} | second_pitch = D{{music|sharp}} | third_pitch = E{{music|sharp}} (F) | fourth_pitch = F{{music|sharp}} | fifth_pitch = G{{music|sharp}} | sixth_pitch = A{{music|sharp}} | seventh_pitch = B{{music|sharp}} (C) }} '''C{{music|sharp}} major''' (or '''C-sharp major''') is a [[major scale]] based on C{{music|sharp}}. Its [[key signature]] has seven sharps. Its [[relative key|relative minor]] is [[A-sharp minor|A{{music|sharp}} minor]], and its [[parallel key|parallel minor]] is [[C-sharp minor|C{{music|sharp}} minor]]. Its [[enharmonic]] equivalent is [[D-flat major|D{{music|flat}} major]]. When a [[harp]] is tuned to C-sharp major, it has all its pedals in the bottom position. Because all the strings are made shorter in this way, it makes it less [[wikt:resonant|resonant]]. Most composers prefer to use the [[enharmonic equivalent]] D-flat major because it has just five flats. However, [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] actually chose C-sharp major for Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in both books of the ''[[Well-Tempered Clavier]]''. In [[Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6]], [[Franz Liszt]] changes key from D-flat major to C-sharp major near the beginning of the piece. [[Maurice Ravel]] used C-sharp major as the tonic key of ''Ondine'' from his piano suite ''[[Gaspard de la nuit]]''. [[Louis Vierne]] used C-sharp major in the final piece of Messe solennelle. [[Image:Dos mayor escala.png |thumb|330px| Ascending and descending '''C-sharp major''' scale.]] == Other websites == * [http://www.cisdur.de/e_index.html Overview of Compositions with 7 Accidentals] <br/> {{Circle of fif