E-dur

Norwegian Bokmål thumb|The four-sharp key signature shared by E major and C-sharp minor. Etymology nb ine-pro *dweh₂- Compound of nb E dur E major, literally “E major”. The first element nb E E is the name of the musical note E. The second element nb dur major is via nb de Dur major from nb gmh bēdūre B-natural; hard B, from nb la-med b durum hard B. The adjective is from nb la dūrus hard, from nb itc-pro *dūros hard, from nb ine-pro *dweh₂rós long, far, from the root ine-pro *dweh₂- far, long. Compare the parallel formations nn E-dur, da e-dur, sv E-dur, de E-Dur and hu E-dúr E major. Pronunciation nb /ˈeːˌdʉːr/ [ˈeːˌdʉːɾ] nb ʉːr 2 nb E-dur Noun m E-duren E-durer E-durene nb music E major; a major key with E as its tonic and four sharps, on F, C, G and D nb Konserten står i E-dur. The concerto is in E major. nb 2015 Linn Ullmann De urolige 16 Bachs fiolinkonsert i E-dur Bach's violin concerto in E major Derived terms nb E-durakkord E-major chord Related terms nb ciss-moll C-sharp minor relative minor nb e-moll E minor parallel minor References Anagrams nb deru duer