in The Work · Music Notes
C♯ / D♭
description
C♯ / D♭ is pitch class 1 — one semitone above C and one below D. The two spellings are the same sounding class in equal temperament: C♯ rises from C; D♭ falls from D. Which name you use follows the key signature or the chord spelling, not a change of pitch class.
On the chromatic scale it is the first raised (or first lowered) step away from C. It sits between two naturals and carries no separate “character” of its own on this page — only its place in the twelve.
In major-triad grammar this class is the root of C♯ major (C♯–F–G♯, with F standing for E♯), the major third of A major (A–C♯–E), and the perfect fifth of F♯ major (F♯–A♯–C♯). Alone it stays a pitch class. A vessel offering waits on a full major triad.
In The Work this face is a Music Note — collected from The Atlas and carried on its own map, apart from Tokens and Cards. Alone it stays a pitch class. Three notes that form a recognized major chord may open a vessel offering; arbitrary threes do not.
This page does not name other notes as linked related items and does not unlock a map word.
Place three notes of a major triad in The Work to open a chord offering. A return is another meeting, not a collection.