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F (musical note)#E-sharp

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F is a musical note, the fourth above C or fifth below C. It is the fourth note and the sixth semitone of the solfège. It is also known as fa in fixed-do solfège.{{harvtxt|Demorest|2001|p=46}} It is enharmonic equivalent with E{{music|sharp}} (E-sharp){{harvtxt|Griffiths|2004|p=617}} and G{{music|double flat}} (G-double flat),{{harvtxt|Zundel|1848|p=24}} amongst others.

When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of Middle F (F4) is approximately 349.228 Hz.{{cite web|last=Suits|first=B. H.|title=Physics of Music Notes - Scales: Just vs Equal Temperament|url=https://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/scales.html|website=MTU.edu|publisher=Michigan Technological University|date=1998|access-date=5 February 2024|archive-date=27 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127155251/https://pages.mtu.edu/~suits/scales.html|url-status=dead}} See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.

Designation by octave

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!Scientific designation

!Helmholtz designation

!Octave name

!Frequency (Hz)

!MIDI note number

F−1F͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵F or FFFFOctocontraalign="right"| {{#expr:440 * 2^((5-69)/12) round 3}}

|5

F0F͵͵ or ͵͵F or FFFSubcontraalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((17-69)/12) round 3}}

|17

F1F͵ or ͵F or FFContraalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((29-69)/12) round 3}}

|29

F2FGreatalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((41-69)/12) round 3}}

|41

F3fSmallalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((53-69)/12) round 3}}

|53

F4{{prime|f}}One-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((65-69)/12) round 3}}

|65

F5{{prime|f}}{{prime}}Two-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((77-69)/12) round 3}}

|77

F6{{prime|f}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Three-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((89-69)/12) round 3}}

|89

F7{{prime|f}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Four-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((101-69)/12) round 3}}

|101

F8{{prime|f}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Five-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((113-69)/12) round 3}}

|113

F9{{prime|f}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Six-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((125-69)/12) round 3}}

|125

F10{{prime|f}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}{{prime}}Seven-linedalign="right" | {{#expr:440 * 2^((137-69)/12) round 3}}

|N/A

Scales

=Common scales beginning on F=

  • F major: F G A B{{music|flat}} C D E F
  • F natural minor: F G A{{music|flat}} B{{music|flat}} C D{{music|flat}} E{{music|flat}} F
  • F harmonic minor: F G A{{music|flat}} B{{music|flat}} C D{{music|flat}} E F
  • F melodic minor ascending: F G A{{music|flat}} B{{music|flat}} C D E F
  • F melodic minor descending: F E{{music|flat}} D{{music|flat}} C B{{music|flat}} A{{music|flat}} G F

=[[Diatonic scale]]s=

  • F Ionian: F G A B{{music|b}} C D E F
  • F Dorian: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D E{{music|b}} F
  • F Phrygian: F G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
  • F Lydian: F G A B C D E F
  • F Mixolydian: F G A B{{music|b}} C D E{{music|b}} F
  • F Aeolian: F G A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F
  • F Locrian: F G{{music|b}} A{{music|b}} B{{music|b}} C{{music|b}} D{{music|b}} E{{music|b}} F

=[[Jazz scale#Modes of the melodic minor scale|Jazz melodic minor]]=

E-sharp

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E{{music|sharp}} ({{langx|de|Eis}}){{harvtxt|Griffiths|2004|p=399}} is a common enharmonic equivalent of F, but is not regarded as the same note. E{{music|sharp}} is commonly found before F{{music|sharp}} in the same measure in pieces where F{{music|sharp}} is in the key signature, in order to represent a diatonic, rather than a chromatic semitone; writing an F{{music|natural}} with a following F{{music|sharp}} is regarded as a chromatic alteration of one scale degree. Though E{{music|sharp}} and F{{music|natural}} sound the same in any 12-tone temperament, other tunings may define them as distinct pitches.

References

{{Reflist}}

=Sources=

  • {{Cite book

|last = Demorest

|first = Steven M.

|title = Building Choral Excellence: Teaching Sight-Singing in the Choral Rehearsal

|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8zAIcx-t2koC&pg=PA46

|year = 2001

|publisher = Oxford University Press

|location = New York

|isbn = 978-0-19-512462-0

}}

  • {{Cite book

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=04vDuG_pElwC

|first=Paul |last=Griffiths

|date=7 October 2004

|publisher= Penguin UK

|title= The Penguin Companion to Classical Music

|isbn=9780141909769 }}

  • {{Cite book

|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IrgsAAAAYAAJ

|first=John |last=Zundel

|date=1848

|publisher= O. Ditson|title= The Complete Melodeon Instructor, in Seven Parts: Designed as a Thorough Instruction Book for the Melodeon, Seraphine, Eolican, Melopean, Organ, Or Any Similar Instrument

}}

See also

Category:Musical notes

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