If this minor key standard exuded a dominant sadness despite the feelgood self-talk of its lyrics, it would be powerful evidence for minor determinism.

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Minor-key works were the product of overlooked people, Gonzales said, such as the Hungarian Jews from which he is descended. He played a simple study in a major key then played it in a minor key.

It’s a mysterious thing. Why do songs sound happy or sad depending on whether they’re in a major or minor key? Mathematically the two are barely distinguishable. A song in C major uses the ...

Scott Yoo, Bion Tsang and Toby Appel discuss what they think was Beethoven's favorite key to compose and take a reimagined approach to Beethoven's string trio.

But classically trained Alicia Keys' long-awaited debut album, "Songs in A Minor," is neither as annoyingly precocious nor overburdened by technique as one might expect.