E major

American  

[ee may-jer] / ˈi ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

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

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E major

Strauss builds these opposing tensions right into the architecture of her character: His “Elektra chord” — a dissonant stacking of E major and C-sharp major — is the sound of a woman tearing in two.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2022

This E major chord is not something really outlandish, because you’re coming out of B minor.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

A subtler figure, associated with Catholic ritual, is a harmonic progression that combines a tonic chord with a triad on the flattened sixth degree: say, A-flat major against E major.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 15, 2018

Fans of fireworks won't be disappointed though, in either the opening Capriccio in F sharp minor or the astonishingly assured bravura finale of the Sonata in E major, both the work of the teenage Mendelssohn.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2013

But it is important to notice that you can move that song in C major to E major, G flat major, or any other major key.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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