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Originally Posted by MusicManJ4
... I find Db and Gb to be my favorite keys, why are so many people afraid of using a key that happens to need a few sharps or flats?
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You misinterpret me. I'm certainly not afraid of them. When I say I wouldn't be in an odd key for more than a few measures, I mean: I wouldn't be in
any key for more than a few measures.
I may have four measures of Eb dorian (derived from Db Major) but my next key may be C lydian (based on D Major). There's no sense in changing my key signature.
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Originally Posted by MusicManJ$
...writing in different keys even in [equal temperment] can bring out different tone colors from wind instruments (because of their acoustical nature), which is why I choose keys carefully.
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Again, due to the nomadic nature of my key-centres, this isn't something that affects me. Of course I'll consider register and range, which affects the timbral qualities of any instrument...