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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 string (music)|open]] (un[[fret]]ted) strings are part of the [[Tonic (music)|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. |
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 string (music)|open]] (un[[fret]]ted) strings are part of the [[Tonic (music)|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. |
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== Scale |
== Scale degree chords == |
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* [[Tonic (music)|'''Tonic''']] - E minor |
* [[Tonic (music)|'''Tonic''']] - E minor |
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* '''[[Supertonic]]''' - [[Diminished triad|F-sharp diminished]] |
* '''[[Supertonic]]''' - [[Diminished triad|F-sharp diminished]] |
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Revision as of 00:15, 14 December 2023
| Relative key | G major |
|---|---|
| Parallel key | E major |
| Dominant key | B minor |
| Subdominant | A 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. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major.[1]
The E natural minor scale is:
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:
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
- Tonic - E minor
- Supertonic - F-sharp diminished
- Mediant - G major
- Subdominant - A minor
- Dominant - B minor
- Submediant - C major
- Subtonic - D major
Notable compositions
- George Frideric Handel
- Messiah (overture)
- Joseph Haydn
- Symphony No. 44 (Trauer)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Franz Danzi
- Niccolò Paganini
- Karol Lipiński
- Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 24
- Franz Schubert
- Piano Sonata in E minor, D. 566
- Piano Sonata in E minor, D. 769A
- Fugue in E minor for four hands, D. 952
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Frédéric Chopin
- Charles-Valentin Alkan
- Le festin d'Ésope, Op. 39, No. 12, from 12 etudes in all the minor keys
- Johannes Brahms
- Symphony No. 4
- Cello Sonata No. 1
- Fantasies, Op. 116 (5th movement)
- Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119 (2nd movement)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Antonín Dvořák
- Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)[2]
- Piano Trio Op. 90
- Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 46
- Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72
- Edvard Grieg
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Gaetano Donizetti
- String Quartet No. 18
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Edward Elgar
- Jean Sibelius
- Symphony No. 1, Op. 39
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Moments musicaux, Op. 16, No. 4
- Symphony No. 2
- Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
- Maurice Ravel
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Bedřich Smetana
See also
References
- ^ "Notation" BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World’ – Largo by Antonín Dvořák" BBC. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
External links
Media related to E minor at Wikimedia Commons
