Why have I never found any music written in the key of C Sharp Major?

Question

Music is written in almost every key that corresponds to every note that is on my piano keyboard. There is clearly a C Sharp (black key right of C) on my piano keyboard but I don't recall ever seeing any music written in the key of C-Sharp Major. Surely the key of C-Sharp Major must exist! So why is it never or rarely used? Are there situations where the key of C-Sharp Major would be more appropriate than say the key of D Flat Major? **EDIT:** I never meant to suggests that you **can't find** examples of music written in C-Sharp major on **Google** (as Todd Wilcox pointed out in his comment). It's that it is comparatively rare and I don't find it in any of my many music books among many thousands of songs.

Answer 1

Hi, since C Major Scale has all natural notes, C# Major will have 7 accidentals, so NO Natural notes. The reason Db Major is a way to go, because you have 2 natural notes in them (F and C), so only 5 accidentals. The whole goal to make more sense and writing proper charts so the musicians will have an easier time reading them (and would not think that the composer is clueless). Same thing applies for A# minor scale too. Bb minor is a way to go. Basic music training will resolve these very common mistakes, that I see even professionals make sometimes.