2, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. More typically, however, some symphonies that begin in E minor switch to E major for the finale, such as Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No.

1 ( Gothic) and Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. Two symphonies that begin in D minor and end in E major are Havergal Brian's Symphony No. Hans Rott composed his First Symphony, as well as an Ouverture ('Orchestervorspiel') and a Suite for orchestra, in E major. Īlexander Scriabin composed his First Symphony in E. For Bruckner, 'the key of E major is frequently associated with music of contemplation'. 7 being one of very few examples (see list of symphonies in E major). In the 19th century, symphonies in this key were rare, with Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 3, one of his best known works, is in E major. Johann Nepomuk Hummel composed a Trumpet Concerto in E major.įrédéric Chopin's First Piano Concerto starts in E minor, but the last two movements are in E major.

3, and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, several works in the key of C minor began to have slow movements in E major, three examples of which are Johannes Brahms' First Symphony and Piano Quartet No. Starting with Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 109, and for the ouverture to his opera Fidelio. Ludwig van Beethoven used E major for two of his piano sonatas, Op. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote only two compositions in E major: the Adagio for Violin and Orchestra KV 261 and the Piano Trio No. Josef Mysliveček wrote a violin concerto in E major. Only two of Joseph Haydn's 106 symphonies are in E major: No. Johann Sebastian Bach used E major for a violin concerto, as well as for his third partita for solo violin the key is especially appropriate for the latter piece because its tonic (E) and subdominant (A) correspond to open strings on the violin, enhancing the tone colour (and ease of playing) of the bariolage in the first movement. Music in E major Īntonio Vivaldi used this key for the 'Spring' concerto from The Four Seasons.

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