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  2. E-flat major - Wikipedia

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    E-flat major was the second-flattest key Mozart used in his music. For him, E-flat major was associated with Freemasonry; "E-flat evoked stateliness and an almost religious character." [4] Edward Elgar wrote his Variation IX "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations in E-flat major. Its strong, yet vulnerable character has led the piece to become a ...

  3. C minor - Wikipedia

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    E-flat major: Parallel key: C major: Dominant key ... The scale degree chords of C minor are: ... Fantasy in C minor for violin and piano, K. 396 (385f) Piano Sonata ...

  4. Piano Sonata Hob. XVI/38 - Wikipedia

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    The Sonata in E-flat major (Hob. XVI/38, L. 51) is a keyboard sonata composed by Joseph Haydn, also referred to as a piano sonata. The three-movement work was published by Artaria in 1780 in a set of six sonatas dedicated to the sisters Katharina and Marianna Auenbrugger. [1] The sonata has three movements: Allegro moderato (E-flat major ...

  5. Nocturnes, Op. 9 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    One of the better known nocturnes, this piece has a rhythmic freedom that came to characterize Chopin's later work. The left hand has an unbroken sequence of eighth notes in simple arpeggios throughout the entire piece, while the right hand moves with freedom, occasionally in patterns of seven, eleven, twenty, and twenty-two in the form of polyrhythms.

  6. Upper structure - Wikipedia

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    For instance, in example one above (C 7 ♯ 9) the triad of E ♭ major is a (compound) minor 3rd away from C (root of the bottom chord). Thus, this upper structure can be called upper structure flat three , or US ♭ III for short.

  7. Chord notation - Wikipedia

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    the chord quality (e.g. minor or lowercase m, or the symbols o or + for diminished and augmented chords, respectively; chord quality is usually omitted for major chords) whether the chord is a triad, seventh chord, or an extended chord (e.g. Δ 7) any altered notes (e.g. sharp five, or ♯ 5) any added tones (e.g. add2)

  8. Key signature names and translations - Wikipedia

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    When a musical key or key signature is referred to in a language other than English, that language may use the usual notation used in English (namely the letters A to G, along with translations of the words sharp, flat, major and minor in that language): languages which use the English system include Irish, Welsh, Hindi, Japanese (based on katakana in iroha order), Korean (based on hangul in ...

  9. Nocturnes, Op. 55 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2. The second nocturne in E ♭ major features a 12 8 time signature, triplet quavers in the bass, and a lento sostenuto tempo marking. The left-hand features sweeping legato arpeggios from the bass to the tenor, while the right-hand often plays a contrapuntal duet and a soaring single melody.