n Baroque music, this key was known as the "trumpet key," since most Baroque trumpet concertos were written for it.
n Baroque music, this key was known as the "trumpet key," since most Baroque trumpet concertos were written for it. Handel used this key to compose his coronation anthem Zadok the Priest and the Hallelujah Chorus. Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky all composed their violin concertos in this key, whose beginning note is the lower middle string on a (*) violin. This key is the relative major of B minor, as well as the key of Pachelbel's Canon. For 10 points, name this major key which has two sharps, and is one whole step above C major.
n Baroque music, this key was known as the "trumpet key," since most Baroque trumpet concertos were written for it.
D major