E major
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| Relative key | C♯ minor | |
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| Parallel key | E minor | |
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| E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, E | ||
E major is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# and E. Its key signature consists of four sharps.
Its relative minor is C-sharp minor, and its parallel minor is E minor.
Only two of Haydn's 104 symphonies are in E major, No. 12 and No. 29. Even in the 19th Century, symphonies in this key were rare, with Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 being one of very few examples. Two symphonies that begin in D minor and end in E major are Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony and Nielsen's Symphony No. 4 in D minor.
Also, E major is the key for the final movements of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10.
Though it is a difficult key for wind instruments, it is acceptable for orchestral strings, and quite suitable for the guitar. If available, clarinets in A should be used instead of clarinets in B-flat; the A clarinets would be written in G major, while the B-flats would be written in F-sharp or G-flat major.
[edit] Well known music in this key
- Goodbye My Lover – James Blunt
- William Tell Overture – Gioacchino Rossini (4th part)
- Dance the Night Away – The Mavericks
- New Kid in Town – Eagles
- I'm on Fire – Bruce Springsteen - which is it?
- Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
- Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Thank You For The Music – ABBA
- Electrical Storm – U2
- Day Tripper – The Beatles
- Rocky Mountain High – John Denver
- House on Pooh corner – Kenny Loggins
- God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
- Ebony and Ivory – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
- Holy Grail – Hunters & Collectors
- California (Theme from The O.C.) – Phantom Planet
- No Such Thing – John Mayer
- What'd I Say – Ray Charles
- My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion (also in A-flat major)
- Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
- I Could Fall In Love – Selena
- Music – John Miles
- Heart of Glass – Blondie
- I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
- Be My Baby - The Ronettes
- Nowhere Man - The Beatles
- With a Little Help from My Friends - The Beatles
- Doo Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
- (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
- Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli
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es:Mi mayor ja:ホ長調 pl:E-dur ru:Ми мажор vi:Mi trưởng
[edit] External links
- E Major - Free E Major Scale Print Out with Arpeggios and Broken Chords for Piano with Fingering
