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February 26

Daytime and nighttime keys

Do any Wikipedians recognize the difference between daytime and nighttime musical keys?? The way I hear music, the key of G major sounds more like a daytime key; they key of E-flat major sounds more like a nighttime key. Is this true with many listeners?? Georgia guy (talk) 15:13, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

We have an entire thread two sections above this one which covers this exact topic. You may want to contribute there, keeping in mind that anecdote is not the singular form of data, and Wikipedia reference desk answers need to be based on links to Wikipedia articles or reliable sources, and not mere discussions of personal experiences. --Jayron 32 15:18, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But the person in that thread doesn't agree with me. They think that all major keys sound happy and all minor keys sound sad. This is about daytime and nighttime sounding keys, and both the keys I'm using in my comparison are major keys. Georgia guy (talk) 15:23, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Might well depend on what you usually hear in that key – does the first movement of the Eroica Symphony sound "nighttime" to you? For me, C major sounds "nighttime" in the slow movement of Eine kleine Nachtmusik, but definitely "daytime" in the Jupiter Symphony. Double sharp (talk) 15:48, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a discussion of the "mood" and feeling of various keys, attributed to various authors, with citations, [1]. One source says E-flat major is "cruel and hard", while another says it is "The key of love, of devotion, of intimate conversation with God." So it's highly subjective, and rooted in cultural experience. So you're probably not the only one, but there are also no universal attributes to keys, other than the note structure that comes with the name. SemanticMantis (talk) 19:32, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More like the other way around, that "happy" songs might tend to be written in major keys. This reminds me of a Billy Joel special I saw a couple of decades ago, in which he pointed out that the chorus of his song "Pressure", if converted from its minor key to a corresponding major key, comes out sounding like a polka. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:30, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This may be of interest. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 18:44, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

American Dream by Billy Ray Cyrus

i just want info on the song the american dream by billy ray cyrus and there is no info on wikipedia just has info on a song by the same name by hank williams jr i wanna know more info bout the billy ray cyrus version — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guitar1223 (talk • contribs) 20:08, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A quick search shows that it was on the album Shot Full of Love, last and eleventh song on the album, released in 1998. It was written by Gary Harrison (more info) and Keith Stegall (more info), and first performed by The Oak Ridge Boys in 1989. --NorwegianBlue^talk 22:31, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]