E major
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E major is a bright, resonant musical key often associated with energetic and uplifting pieces, especially in rock and classical music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| E major canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8775931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E major Context triple: [It Can Happen, isInKey, E major]
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A.
B major
B major is a bright, five-sharp major key commonly used in classical and popular music for its resonant, expansive sound.
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B.
G major
G major is a common major key in Western music, known for its bright, open sound and frequent use in folk, classical, and popular compositions.
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C.
F major
F major is a musical key characterized by one flat in its key signature and a warm, pastoral sound commonly used in classical and popular music.
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D.
E-flat major
E-flat major is a musical key characterized by three flats, often associated with warm, lyrical, and noble-sounding compositions in classical and popular music.
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E.
E minor
E minor is a natural minor musical key centered on the note E, commonly used in Western music for its dark yet expressive character.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: E major Target entity description: E major is a bright, resonant musical key often associated with energetic and uplifting pieces, especially in rock and classical music.
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A.
B major
B major is a bright, five-sharp major key commonly used in classical and popular music for its resonant, expansive sound.
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B.
G major
G major is a common major key in Western music, known for its bright, open sound and frequent use in folk, classical, and popular compositions.
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C.
F major
F major is a musical key characterized by one flat in its key signature and a warm, pastoral sound commonly used in classical and popular music.
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D.
E-flat major
E-flat major is a musical key characterized by three flats, often associated with warm, lyrical, and noble-sounding compositions in classical and popular music.
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E.
E minor
E minor is a natural minor musical key centered on the note E, commonly used in Western music for its dark yet expressive character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major key
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musical key ⓘ |
| circleOfFifthsPosition | 4 sharps side ⓘ |
| commonChordSpelling | E–G#–B ⓘ |
| commonInstrumentAssociation | guitar ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedInGenre |
classical music
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guitar-based music ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| concertPitchUsage |
orchestral repertoire
ⓘ
violin repertoire ⓘ |
| diatonicTriads |
A major
ⓘ
B major ⓘ C# minor ⓘ D# diminished ⓘ E major ⓘ F# minor ⓘ G# minor ⓘ |
| dominantKey | B major ⓘ |
| enharmonicEquivalent | Fb major ⓘ |
| famousWorkInKey |
Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (relative relationship)?
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linked to:
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 ⓘ
linked to:
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major (originally not E, but often related via tuning)? ⓘ
linked to:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
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| intervalFromC | major third above C ⓘ |
| keySignatureAccidentals | 4 sharps ⓘ |
| keySignatureSharps |
C#
ⓘ
D# ⓘ F# ⓘ G# ⓘ |
| leadingToneKey | D# diminished ⓘ |
| mediantKey | G# minor ⓘ |
| mode | Ionian ⓘ |
| parallelMinor | E minor ⓘ |
| pitchClassSet | {E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#} ⓘ |
| relativeMinor | C# minor ⓘ |
| scaleDegree1 | E ⓘ |
| scaleDegree2 | F# ⓘ |
| scaleDegree3 | G# ⓘ |
| scaleDegree4 | A ⓘ |
| scaleDegree5 | B ⓘ |
| scaleDegree6 | C# ⓘ |
| scaleDegree7 | D# ⓘ |
| subdominantKey | A major ⓘ |
| submediantKey | C# minor ⓘ |
| supertonicKey | F# minor ⓘ |
| tonicNote | E ⓘ |
| typicalCharacter |
bright
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energetic ⓘ resonant ⓘ uplifting ⓘ |
| usedForTuningReference | guitar standard tuning open 1st string ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: E major Description of subject: E major is a bright, resonant musical key often associated with energetic and uplifting pieces, especially in rock and classical music.
Referenced by (11)
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