

3, primarily in C-sharp minor, he switches to D-flat major for the middle section for the opposite reason. 15 in D-flat major ("Raindrop"), Frédéric Chopin switches from D-flat major to C-sharp minor for the middle section in the parallel minor, while in his Fantaisie-Impromptu and Scherzo No. (The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of A-flat major and G-sharp minor).įor example, in his Prelude No. Therefore, D-flat major is often used as the parallel major for C-sharp minor. C-sharp major, the enharmonic equivalent to D-flat major, has a similar problem as it contains seven sharps. Its parallel minor, D-flat minor, is usually replaced by C-sharp minor, since D-flat minor features a B ( B-double-flat) in its key signature making it impractical to use.

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