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Tonal centres and signatures
Enharmonic signatures · F♯ / G♭ → 6♯ / 6♭
A key signature sets default accidentals. Listen to phrase endings and accompaniment to establish the tonal centre. Different centres can share a signature.
Example
Key or operation / check · F♯ / G♭ / 6♯ / 6♭
Key or operation / checkF♯ / G♭ 6♯ / 6♭
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Is the signature alone sufficient to choose between two candidate keys?
Answer
Look for a cadential phrase and bass motion. Distinguish local alterations from the signature.Related topics
Reading key signaturesReferences
Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom · Further reading
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