e flat

Noun

Meaning

E flat (plural E flats)

Alternative spelling of E-flat

e flat (plural e flats)

Alternative spelling of E-flat

(music) A tone one semitone lower than E, between D and E.
The clarinet played a long E-flat.

(music) A key or other mechanism for producing an E-flat.
I had to take it to the shop because the E-flat was stuck.

(music) The key of E flat major.
We will now hear the third sonata, in E-flat.

e-flat (plural e-flats)

Alternative spelling of E-flat

Alternative names

e-flat

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Examples

Almost all sopranos append cadenzas to the end of the "Mad Scene", sometimes ending them on a high keynote (E-flat or F, depending on the key in which they are singing, though Mado Robin takes an even higher B-flat citation ). Source: Internet

Bach also wrote for more unusual combinations, including an E-flat major concerto for harpsichord and piano. Source: Internet

Arrival in E-flat major is marked by a quasi perfect cadence across the barline, from the last quarter note beat of the first bar to the first beat of the second bar in the second system, and the first middle entry. Source: Internet

For instance, if a piano is tuned in just intonation intervals and a minimum of wolf intervals for the key of G, then only one other key (typically E-flat) can have the same intervals, and many of the keys have a very dissonant and unpleasant sound. Source: Internet

In 1778, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a name synonymous with musical genius, wrote ‘The Sinfonia Concertante in E flat (K364)’. Source: Internet

Designed for band use, they are pitched alternately in E-flat and B-flat, like the saxophone group. Source: Internet

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