C minor

C minor (abreviated Cm) is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E-flat, F, G, A, B and C (harmonic minor scale). Its key signature consists of three flats. In the Baroque, music in C minor was usually written with a two-flat key signature, and some modern editions of that repertoire keep it that way. Its relative major is E-flat major, and its parallel key is C major. Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. Since Beethoven's usage, C minor has been associated with heroic struggle, with the quintessential work in the key being Beethoven's ''Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)''. The fact that Brahms's First Symphony is in C minor contributed to it being nicknamed "Beethoven's Tenth". Three of Anton Bruckner's nine symphonies are in C minor.

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C

CA | CB | CD | CE | CF | CG | CH | CI | CJ | CK | CL | CM | CN | CO | CP | CR | CS | CT | CU | CW | CX | CY | CZ |

Words begining with C_minor:

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