Re: [Harp-L] OT: music that sounds good in only one key

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Hi Robert

Did he say that it "could not" or "did not" sound "right"?

Cheers



> Off Topic
>
> A fine piano player acquaintance declined to transpose my song to new key
> because he believed it could not sound "right". The new key would be harsh
> and intolerable. He was entirely capable of transposing instantly.
>
> He wasn't referring to the familiar key of the original, nor the
> vocalist's
> range. There was something absolute about certain keys to him.
>
> What is the basis for this belief in certain frequencies and keys?
> (please,
> no dismissive responses) Give me keywords and I will do the homework.
> Thanks, all.
>
> (Let me know if there's another forum better suited to this question)
>
> Robert Hale
> *http://www.dukeofwail.com*
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