E-flat major

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E-flat major is a musical key characterized by three flats, often associated with warm, lyrical, and noble-sounding compositions in classical and popular music.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
E-flat major canonical 5
D-sharp major 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf major key
musical key
belongsTo tonal music system
commonInstrumentAssociation E-flat alto saxophone
E-flat clarinet
E-flat horn
E-flat tuba
concertPitchRelation C major for E-flat instruments
dominantKey B-flat major
enharmonicEquivalent E-flat major self-linksurface differs
surface form: D-sharp major
fifthsCirclePosition three flats
hasMode Ionian
keySignature A-flat
B-flat
E-flat
notationSystem Western music notation
numberOfFlats 3
parallelMinor E-flat minor
relativeMinor C minor
scaleDegree1 E-flat
scaleDegree2 F
scaleDegree3 G
scaleDegree4 A-flat
scaleDegree5 B-flat
scaleDegree6 C
scaleDegree7 D
subdominantKey A-flat major
tonicNote E-flat
typicalCharacter lyrical
noble
warm
typicalUse heroic themes
lyrical slow movements
warm orchestral textures
usedInGenre classical music
orchestral music
popular music
wind band music

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

My Cherie Amour hasMusicalKey E-flat major
Fire, Ready, Aim hasMusicalKey E-flat major
Burnout hasMusicalKey E-flat major
You ring upon my finger hasKey E-flat major
A-flat major dominantKey E-flat major
E-flat major enharmonicEquivalent E-flat major self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: D-sharp major