E♭ (musical note)

E♭ (E-flat; also called mi bémol) is the first note of the E♭ major scale.

Well-known compositions in E-flat major

The prelude to Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold is a famous piece of drone music that begins with a low E flat and builds to more elaborate forms of the E flat major chord. It is used in this opera to portray the motion of the river Rhine.[1]

Designation by octave

Scientific designation Helmholtz designation Octave name Frequency (Hz)
E♭−1 E♭͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵E♭ or EEEE♭ Subsubcontra 9.723
E♭0 E♭͵͵ or ͵͵E♭ or EEE♭ Subcontra 19.445
E♭1 E♭͵ or ͵E♭ or EE♭ Contra 38.891
E♭2 E♭ Great 77.782
E♭3 e♭ Small 155.563
E♭4 e♭′ One-lined 311.127
E♭5 e♭′′ Two-lined 622.254
E♭6 e♭′′′ Three-lined 1244.508
E♭7 e♭′′′′ Four-lined 2489.016
E♭8 e♭′′′′′ Five-lined 4978.032
E♭9 e♭′′′′′′ Six-lined 9956.063
E♭10 e♭′′′′′′′ Seven-lined 19912.127

Common scales beginning on E♭

  • E♭ Major: E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭
  • E♭ Natural Minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭
  • E♭ Harmonic Minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D E♭
  • E♭ Melodic Minor Ascending: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D E♭
  • E♭ Melodic Minor Descending: E♭ D♭ C♭ B♭ A♭ G♭ F E♭

References

  1. ↑ Erickson, Robert, Sound Structure in Music, p. 94. University of California Press, 1975 ISBN 0-520-02376-5
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