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
Scherzo in A-flat major (Borodin) length of the movement is around eight minutes. Scherzo in A-flat major (Borodin) Alexander Borodin's Scherzo in A-flat major is a lively piece written in 1885, while Borodin was in Belgium for an early performance of his then incomplete opera "Prince Igor". It was originally written for solo piano but in 1889 Alexander Glazunov orchestrated it, along with the "Petite Suite". Borodin dedicated the piece to Théodore Jadoul, who made a four-hand piano arrangement of it. The Scherzo can be recognized as one of Borodin's compositions instantaneously because of its bright tone, pounding rhythms and exciting melodies. In the main