Following my nose and my ear, I'm rediscovering my extreme preference for minor keys.
I'm generally a sunny person (well, not these last few weeks, but that's another story). So I find it odd that when I casually surf through the piano music on my shelf, d minor wins out over A major, hands down. Modal is even better sometimes.
There's something about minor keys that feels honest, transparent, un-self-conscious. Major keys exhaust me with their relentness perkiness, and the inevitable sameness of their cheer. So don't sorry about all of that sad music coming out of my piano. It completes me.
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I agree. Minor chords are far superior, although some of the saddest songs ever written have been in major keys.
ReplyDeleteOne of the songs I've just discovered is '14 seconds' by Barnaby Griffin. Some great use of minor chords. Here it is, with the rest of his sad songs.