[Harp-L] Re: Keys (Organ Key in Help Me)

["ndavid.coulson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ndavid.coulson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Marian McPartland's NPR show Piano Jazz, she's talked about using  
particular keys for certain songs because of the nuances, resonance  
and feeling derived in that particular key, almost as if the song is  
better served in one key than another. And that's on a piano which  
isn't limited in its range of keys.

David


On Nov 18, 2007, at 5:03 AM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:25:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Organ key in "Help Me"
> To: Garry Hodgson <harp@xxxxxxxxxxx>, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Why play a tune in one key vs another?
>
> Range and preference of singer.
>
> Preference of harmonica soloist for a particular key of harp.
>
> Preference of other instrumentalists - string players tend to prefer
> sharp keys, horn players tend to prefer flat keys.
>
> Something to do with the way a tune is arranged and associated
> considerations of the ranges of the instruments  playing the
> arrangement or how it connects to another piece of music that precedes
> or follows and the key of that music.
>
> Winslow