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'''E minor''' is a [[minor scale]] based on [[E (musical note)|E]], consisting of the pitches E, [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{Music|sharp}}]], [[G (musical note)|G]], [[A (musical note)|A]], [[B (musical note)|B]], [[C (musical note)|C]], and [[D (musical note)|D]]. Its [[key signature]] has one [[sharp (music)|sharp]]. Its [[relative key|relative major]] is [[G major]] and its [[parallel key|parallel major]] is [[E major]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z6ch8xs/revision/4 "Notation"] ''BBC Bitesize''. Retrieved 2023-06-14.</ref>
'''E minor''' is a [[minor scale]] based on [[E (musical note)|E]], consisting of the pitches E, [[F♯ (musical note)|F{{Music|sharp}}]], [[G (musical note)|G]], [[A (musical note)|A]], [[B (musical note)|B]], [[C (musical note)|C]], and [[D (musical note)|D]]. Its [[key signature]] has one [[sharp (music)|sharp]], on the F. Its [[relative key|relative major]] is [[G major]] and its [[parallel key|parallel major]] is [[E major]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z6ch8xs/revision/4 "Notation"] ''BBC Bitesize''. Retrieved 2023-06-14.</ref>




The E [[natural minor scale]] is:
The E [[natural minor scale]] is:
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==Scale degree chords==
==Scale degree chords==
The [[scale degree]] chords of E minor are:
* [[Tonic (music)|'''Tonic''']] – E minor
* [[Tonic (music)|'''Tonic''']] – E minor
* '''[[Supertonic]]''' – [[Diminished triad|F-sharp diminished]]
* '''[[Supertonic]]''' – [[Diminished triad|F-sharp diminished]]
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**[[String Quartet (Elgar)|String Quartet]]
**[[String Quartet (Elgar)|String Quartet]]
**[[Violin Sonata (Elgar)|Violin Sonata]]
**[[Violin Sonata (Elgar)|Violin Sonata]]
*[[Louise Farrenc]]
**Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 45
*[[Edvard Grieg]]
*[[Edvard Grieg]]
**[[Piano Sonata (Grieg)|Piano Sonata]]
**[[Piano Sonata (Grieg)|Piano Sonata]]
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**[[Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)|Violin Concerto]]
**[[Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)|Violin Concerto]]
** [[String symphonies (Mendelssohn)|String Symphony No. 3 in E minor]], MWV N 3
** [[String symphonies (Mendelssohn)|String Symphony No. 3 in E minor]], MWV N 3
** [[String Quartet No. 4 (Mendelssohn)|String Quartet in E minor]], Op. 44
**Fugue in E minor, MWV W24
**Fugue in E minor, MWV W24
**Albumblatt, Op. 117
**Albumblatt, Op. 117
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*[[Maurice Ravel]]
*[[Maurice Ravel]]
**''[[Le tombeau de Couperin]]''
**''[[Le tombeau de Couperin]]''
*[[Franz Xaver Richter]]
**Flute Concerto in E minor
*[[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]]
*[[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]]
**''[[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]''
**''[[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]''

Latest revision as of 19:18, 9 September 2024

E minor
{ \magnifyStaff #3/2 \omit Score.TimeSignature \key e \minor s16 \clef F \key e \minor s^"" }
Relative keyG major
Parallel keyE major
Dominant keyB minor
SubdominantA minor
Component pitches
E, F♯, G, A, B, C, D

E minor is a minor scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F♯, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has one sharp, on the F. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major.[1]

The E natural minor scale is:

{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key e \minor \time 7/4 e^"E natural minor scale" fis g a b c d e d c b a g fis e2 \clef F \key e \minor } }

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The E harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key e \minor \time 7/4 e^"E harmonic minor scale" fis g a b c dis e dis c b a g fis e2 } }
{ \omit Score.TimeSignature \relative c' { \key e \minor \time 7/4 e^"E melodic minor scale (ascending and descending)" fis g a b cis dis e d? c? b a g fis e2 } }

Much of the classical guitar repertoire is in E minor, as this is a very natural key for the instrument. In standard tuning (E A D G B E), four of the instrument's six open (unfretted) strings are part of the tonic chord. The key of E minor is also popular in heavy metal music, as its tonic is the lowest note on a standard-tuned guitar.

Scale degree chords

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The scale degree chords of E minor are:

Notable compositions

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See also: List of symphonies in E minor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Notation" BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ^ "Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World’ – Largo by Antonín Dvořák" BBC. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
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