Is there a "b sharp" and a "c flat" in music?

Question

i know that you can't get either on the piano

Answer 1

speaking in piano terms, theoretically a B sharp is a C, and a C flat is a B. this is theoretically of course. you wont see it on sheet music but in "Finale Notepad" I believe you can make a B sharp and C flat

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes.  The are enharmonic spellings of c (b sharp) and b (c flat). You'll see them occassionally.

Answer 4

no, b sharp is the same as c and c flat is the same as b

if you look on a piano, there are no black keys inbetween c and b

Answer 5

Technically yes, but they are generally known as C and B respectively.  

Answer 6

yes there is

though they are only theoretical (as in, there is no separate note on the keyboard that is a b sharp or c flat), and are only used when you are playing in a certain key signature.

For example, if you play a C sharp major scale, the notes of the scale will be: C#, D#, E# (which is the same as F), F#, G#, A#, B# (which is the same as C natural) and C#.

So in the C# major scale, you play both an E# and a B#  -now these are obviously the same as the notes F and C, but you are theoretically playing E# and B#, as you need an E and a B in there to complete the scale. I.e. if you instead just labeled them F and C, the scale would not be correct, as you would then have two F's and two C's, but no E or B!  i.e. it would look like this: C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C, C#  -it would sound the same as a C# major scale, but from a music theory point of view, it doesn't make any sense.