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I discovered CBC's "Signature Series" this morning, while listening to a podcast. They are five-minute audio clips describing the "personality" of each of the 24 keys, with fun, inventive mash-ups of well-known music in the given key for a soundtrack. Just delightful! I think I'm probably mostly C# minor, with some hints of F minor and F major thrown in there for good measure. Which one are you? https://soundcloud.com/thesignatureseries/
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I am B minor.
However, all my friends, colleagues and acquaintances have misinterpreted me as ... Bb minor.
... they are all non-musicians and do not have good ears ...
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C# minor. There's just something special about it.
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C# minor. There's just something special about it. Sometimes I "see sharp", other times I can "be flat"  .
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Very fun!
I like "How do you solve a problem like A major?"
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I immediately selected Eb Major and A Major. Then listened to the soundclouds and had a good laugh. Perhaps there's something to this because my first reply whenever asked for my employment title was always "Grand high emperor of the Universe, vanquisher of evil".
And when not wielding a sword, I am most definitely total flibbertigibbet.
B Major totally mesmerizes me but is as far from who I am as could possibly be. I guess I'm just a B Major groupie.
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What an amazing body of work! It will take some time to listen to all of it and see which key I am!
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When I was very small, a piano fell on me. Ever since then, I have been a flat minor.
(Don't worry, I can find the exit without being manhandled.)
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Purkoy, You might want to be careful. On a music oriented forum like this, those kinds of bad puns can really get you in Treble. 
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C# minor. There's just something special about it. Sometimes I "see sharp", other times I can "be flat" . Nice....every day is different....indeed......life is sweet, life is bitter..... Cheers, JohanB
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What an amazing body of work! It will take some time to listen to all of it and see which key I am! Yes, I agree. Disregarding the silly factor involved with each key-as-human-characteristic storyline, anybody who is interested in musical composition should listen. This is the best working example of key "color" differentiation and usage I've encountered. Kudos to the team that put these together.
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A teacher once told me I'm D major This this reminds me of Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1789) Ideen zu einer Ästhetik der Tonkunst (translation Ted Alan DuBois) 'Characterization of the keys', p.433 Composers in that era probably were influenced by this work It seems that Paolo was inspired by this list but messed it up a bit. If you go for this interpretation, Schubart probably is a safer bet. It's also interesting to see the remarks of Schubart after his list:
If one wanted to object to this characterization of keys as in the literary criticism that no key could have a determined character because of the various ornaments, one must consider that it is the duty of every composer to study closely the character of its keys and only take up the sympathetical ones in its halo.
A good companion never invites bizarre characters which disturb the circle of his conÂfidants; on the contrary, he chooses homogeneous men who elevate the pleasure of society. A freethinker who brands himself through slovenÂliness does not belong to a silent, Christian gathering on Good Friday even if he would stay put in his rightful place.
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I like A Flat Minor (is not in there, 7 flats, very unusual) because of the MAGNIFICENT C section of Schubert's drei Klavierstücke No 2. It is so mysterious and haunting. To me it can sound like many things to me. At one moment it is pure beauty at the other moment it is mysterious and perhaps sad.
I suppose however I am closer to A Flat Major hahaha.. The good woman, I am afraid it doesn't sound very much like a man. :s
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I like A Flat Minor (is not in there, 7 flats, very unusual) Are you an old soul, and somewhat world-wary? That would be A flat minor's enharmonic, G# minor.
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A teacher once told me I'm D major
D major - my favorite key to play in. Interesting that it's not one of my favorite listening keys. I wonder if that's common.
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I immediately though E minor, Eb minor, C# minor. But actually I'm probably more like D major... Now I will have to listen to all of them to see. I am definitely not B-flat minor (the one I'm listening to now).
This is so fun. I'll have to see if I can listen to this on my phone, so I can listen to it while in transit.
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I fear I am headed for B-flat minor (the wounded man) but haven't listened to them all yet. And yet, there is a lot of C major in me still!
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