E-flat minor

American  

[ee flat mahy-ner] / ˈi ˌflæt ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has E flat as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having six flats.

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Example Sentences

The bridge of “Controversy” is in E-flat minor.

From Washington Post

What song could I segue that is in E-flat minor?

From Washington Post

Greater variety in the voicing of countermelodies lifted the last three pieces, particularly the wandering, enigmatic “Intermezzo in E-flat Minor.”

From Washington Post

Trembling strings repeat the introductory phrase, and then a chasm of spooky harmony opens: loud, bleak A-minor chords in the winds and strings alternate with ominous brass sonorities of C minor, E-flat minor, and F-sharp minor.

From The New Yorker

This quality dominated his program’s second half, devoted to Chopin and the Russian composer Julius Isserlis, whose Ballade No. 2 in E-flat Minor, Op.

From Washington Post