The Signature Series on CBC Music

The Signature Series introduces you to classical music's "key" characters – a subjective look at the human qualities we sometimes associate with the different scales of tonality. Join CBC Music's Paolo Pietropaolo as he guides you through this colourful world of musical keys and connotations, featuring some of the greatest classical melodies ever written.

1. G minor: The Contrarian

2. D major: Miss Congeniality

3. B minor: The Dark Romantic

4. A major: The Will-o'-the-wisp

5. C minor: The Tortured Genius 

6. E major: Prince Charming

7. A minor: The Faded Beauty

8. G major: The Trusty Sidekick

9. D minor: The Ice Queen

10. D-flat major: The Free Spirit

And coming soon:

11. F-sharp minor - November 2012

12. E-flat major - November 2012

Related:

The Signature Series

Key signature

Rita Steblin: A History of Key Characteristics in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries