Also see:
A minor, or
A sharp minor. A major (or the key of A) is a
major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B,
C-sharp, D, E,
F-sharp,
G-sharp, and A. Its
key signature has three sharps (see below: Scales and keys).Its
relative minor is
F-sharp minor and its
parallel minor is
A minor. A-major key is the only key where a
Neapolitan sixth chord on requires both a flat & a natural accidental.Although not as rare in the symphonic literature as sharper keys, examples of symphonies in A major are not as numerous as for D major or G major.
Beethoven's
Symphony No. 7,
Bruckner's
Symphony No. 6 and
Mendelssohn's
Symphony No. 4 comprise a nearly complete list of symphonies in this key in the Romantic era.
Mozart's
Clarinet Concerto and
Clarinet Quintet are both in A major.
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