F-flat major F-flat major F major (or the key of F) is a theoretical key based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E Its key signature has six flats and one double flat. The F major scale is: \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \relative c' { </score> Its relative minor is D minor, usually replaced by C minor (see reason below) and its parallel minor is F minor, usually replaced by E minor, since F minor's four double-flats make it generally impractical to use. Because of that, it is usually enharmonic to E major with
D-flat major the G pedal in the natural position, whereas there is no double-sharp position in which to put the F pedal for G-sharp major). Hector Berlioz called this key "majestic" in his 1856 "Grand Traité d'Instrumentation et d'Orchestration modernes", while having a much different opinion of its enharmonic counterpart. Despite this, when he came to orchestrate Carl Maria von Weber's piano piece "Invitation to the Dance" in 1841, he transposed it from D-flat to D major, to give the strings a more manageable key and to produce a brighter sound. Charles-Marie Widor considered D-flat major to be the best key for