Keynotes
KEYNOTES is a series of programmes I compiled for Fine Music Radio in Cape Town. Each programme explored aspects of music written in one or more of the musical keys. The aim was to entertain, but if a listener or two gained a perspective or musical fact while listening, so much the better.
In transferring the scripts to this form of public medium, I have provided URLs for most of the musical examples. These are almost all on YouTube which provides an amazing range of musical performances. I have tried to choose those that have minimal to no video bandwidth, but do have solid musicality!
So I hope that you enjoy ‘Keynotes: A wander through the musical keys’ in this format.
These are the dates (from 2006), keys and names of the programmes in the series:
5th March                    Introduction and C major               Fundamentals
12th March                  F major                                                    Innocent and unsophisticated
19th March                  G minor                                               Plaintive and passionate
26th March                  E flat major                                        Of heroes and kittens
2nd April                       B minor                                                   Motifs and autumn leaves
9th April                       A minor                                              Scandinavian sadness
16th April                     A flat major                                        The deepest beauty
23rd April                     D flat major & C sharp minor         Inseparable
30th April                    E keys                                                 Folksy and chocolatey
7th May                        B flat major                                        Beery, bibulous and brassy
14th May                      A major                                                   Narcissus
21st May                      Fives and Sevens                                 Orphan keys
28th May                    C minor                                                    The scowling philosopher
4th June                       D major                                                   The golden key
11th June                     D minor                                                   Iron or irony
18th June                     G major                                                   Sunny smiles and strings
25th June                     F minor                                                  The toothache!
2nd July                        F sharp major & G flat major         Transcendence