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'''C-sharp major''' is a [[major scale]] based on '''C-sharp''', consisting of the pitches C-sharp, [[D-sharp]], [[E-sharp]] (enharmonic to F natural), [[F-sharp]], [[G-sharp]], [[A-sharp]], B-sharp (enharmonic to C-natural) and C-sharp. Its [[key signature]] has seven sharps (''see below:'' [[#Scales and keys|Scales and keys]]). [The note '''C-sharp''' is a [[semitone]] between C & D.]

Its [[relative key|relative minor]] is [[A -sharp minor]], and its [[parallel key|parallel minor]] is [[C -sharp minor]]. Its enharmonic equivalent is [[D -flat major]].

A [[harp]] tuned to C-sharp major has all its pedals in the bottom position. Because all the strings are then pinched and shortened, this is the least resonant key for the instrument.

[[Image:C-sharp Major Scale.PNG |thumb|330px| Ascending and descending '''C-sharp major''' scale.]]

Although most composers prefer to use the enharmonic equivalent D-flat major because it has just five flats as opposed to the seven sharps of C-sharp major, [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] actually chose C -sharp major for Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in both books of the ''[[Well-Tempered Clavier]]''. In [[Hungarian Rhapsodies|Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6]], [[Franz Liszt]] actually changes key from D -flat major to C -sharp major near the beginning of the piece. [[Maurice Ravel]] selected C -sharp major as the tonic key of ''Ondine'' from his piano suite ''[[Gaspard de la nuit]]''.

==Well-known contemporary music in this key==

See [[D flat major]].

==External links==

* [http://www.cisdur.de/e_index.html Overview of Compositions with 7 Accidentals]

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