E minor
| E minor | |
|---|---|
| Chord symbol (s) : | e, Em |
| Parallel Tone : | G |
| Dominant : | B major / B minor |
| Subdominant : | A minor |
| Natural minor scale : | e - fis ^ g - a - h ^ c - d - e |
| Harmonic minor scale: | e - fis ^ g - a - h ^ c - dis ^ e |
| Melodic minor scale: | e - fis ^ g - a - h - cis - dis ^ e
e - d - c ^ h - a - g ^ fis - e |
E minor is a key of the musical scale minor based on the fundamental building e. The key of E minor is written with a cross (f sharp) in the musical notation. The corresponding scale and the basic chord of this key (the tonic egh) are also denoted by the term E minor.
Often this key is said to have a plaintive Sad, mystical character, but compare this the article key character .
Classical music includes Haydn's “Mourning Symphony ” , the “Crucifixus” from Bach's Mass BWV 232 and Beethoven's Sonata op. 90 in E minor.
In guitar-heavy rock music (such as blues , punk music or heavy metal ), E minor is the most common key for purely practical reasons: The basic pitch of the guitar is E, and only minimal finger technique is required to achieve a round-sounding basic chord E. -Mild to play.
Classification of the key
| Sign : | 7 ♭ + fes
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6 ♭ + ces
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5 ♭ + total
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4 ♭ + des
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3 ♭ + as
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2 ♭ + es
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1 ♭ b
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0 ♭ / ♯ |
1 ♯ f sharp
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2 ♯ + c sharp
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3 ♯ + g sharp
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4 ♯ + dis
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5 ♯ + ais
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6 ♯ + ice
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7 ♯ + his
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| Major keys: | Ces | Ges | Of | As | It | B. | F. | C. | G | D. | A. | E. | H | F sharp | Cis |
| Minor keys: | as | it | b | f | c | G | d | a | e | H | f sharp | cis | g sharp | dis | ais |
literature
- Simon Sechter: The principles of musical composition. Breitkopf and Handel, Leipzig 1853.
- Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn: Theoretical-practical harmony theory. Published by Wilhelm Thome, Berlin 1980.
- M. Dessoir: magazine aesthetics and general art history. Volume 12, published by Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1917.