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E flat minor
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| Relative key | Gb major | |
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| Parallel key | Eb major | |
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| Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb | ||
- Also see: E flat major, or E minor.
E-flat minor is a minor scale based on E flat, consisting of the pitches E-flat, F, G flat, A flat, B flat, C flat, and D flat (natural minor scale – the harmonic minor scale contains a D instead of a D-flat). 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.
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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.
- Piano trio (Hoboken XV:28) - Joseph Haydn
- Introduction to Christus am Ölberge - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Overture to Manfred incidental music - Robert Schumann
- Scherzo, Op. 4 - Johannes Brahms
- Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 1 - Antonín Dvořák
- Symphony No. 1 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (original version)
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1876) - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Piano Sonata (1899-1901) - Paul Dukas
- Symphony No. 6 - Sergei Prokofiev
- String Quartet No. 15 - Dmitri Shostakovich
- Polish Dance No. 1, Op.3, No.1 - Xaver Scharwenka
- Toccata in E flat Minor for piano - Aram Khachaturian
- 2 Become 1 - Spice Girls
- Angel of Death (song) - Slayer
- Beat It - Michael Jackson
- Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
- Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
- Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
- Mr. Roboto - Styx
- Precious - Depeche Mode
- Senorita (song) - Justin Timberlake
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
- The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
- Take Five - Dave Brubeck
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| lower case letters are minor the table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale |
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- A. Morris, "Symphonies, Numbers And Keys" in Bob's Poetry Magazine, III.3, 2006.