G major is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F?. Its key signature has one sharp, F?; in treble-clef key signatures, the sharp-symbol for F is usually placed on the first line from the top, though in some Baroque music it is placed on the first space from the bottom.
G major's relative minor is E minor, and its parallel minor is G minor.
For orchestral works in G major, the timpani are typically set to G and D a fifth apart, rather than a fourth apart as for most o...
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