E-flat minor
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| Relative key | G♭ major | |
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| Parallel key | E♭ major | |
| Enharmonic | D♯ minor | |
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| E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭ | ||
- Also see: E-flat major, or E minor.
E♭ minor or E-flat minor is a minor scale based on E-flat, consisting of the pitches E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, and D♭. In the harmonic minor, the D♭ is raised to D♮. Its key signature consists of six flats (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative key is G-flat major, and its parallel major is E-flat major. Its enharmonic equivalent is D-sharp minor.
Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary.
One of the few symphonies written in this key is Prokofiev's Symphony No. 6. A few other less well-known Soviet composers also wrote symphonies in this key, such as Eshpai, Janis Ivanovs (fourth symphony Atlantis, 1941), Ovchinnikov and Myaskovsky.
The second movement to Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony has an extended orchestral and choral introduction in E-flat minor.
In both books of the Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude No. 8 is written in E-flat minor while the following Fugue is written in D-sharp minor.
The very dark and mysterious sounding jazz compositions 'Round Midnight and Take Five were written in E-flat minor as well.
[edit] Scales and keys
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[edit] References
- A. Morris, "Symphonies, Numbers And Keys" in Bob's Poetry Magazine, III.3, 2006.
