C minor

C minor

Relative key	E-flat major
Parallel key	C major
Dominant key	G minor
Subdominant	F minor
Component pitches
C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭

C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E♭ major and its parallel major is C major.

The C natural minor scale is:

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Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The C harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are:

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Scale degree chords

• Tonic - C minor
• Supertonic - D diminished
• Mediant - E-flat major
• Subdominant - F minor
• Dominant - G minor
• Submediant - A-flat major
• Subtonic - B-flat major

Notable compositions

• Charles-Valentin Alkan
  • Prelude Op. 31, No. 16 (Assez lentement)
  • Symphony for Solo Piano, 1st movement: Allegro
  • Trois grandes études, Op. 76, No. 3 "Mouvement semblable et perpetuel" (Rondo-Toccata) for the hands reunited
• Johannes Sebastian Bach
  • Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
  • Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997
  • Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011
  • The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
  • Partita No. 2, BWV 826
• Ludwig van Beethoven (See Beethoven and C minor)
  • Piano Sonata No. 5
  • Piano Sonata No. 8 (Pathétique)
  • Piano Concerto No. 3
  • Coriolan Overture
  • Symphony No. 5
  • Choral Fantasy
  • Piano Sonata No. 32
• Johannes Brahms
  • Symphony No. 1
  • String Quartet Op. 51/1
  • Piano Trio No. 3
  • Piano Quartet No. 3
• Anton Bruckner
  • Symphony No. 1
  • Symphony No. 2
  • Symphony No. 8
• Frédéric Chopin
  • Rondo Op. 1
  • Piano Sonata No. 1
  • Étude Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary)
  • Étude Op. 25, No. 12 (Ocean)
  • Prélude Op. 28, No. 20 "Funeral March"
  • Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
  • Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth. (Chopin)
  • Mazurka Op. 56, No. 3
• Gabriel Fauré
  • Élégie, Op. 24
• Joseph Haydn
  • Piano Sonata Hob. XVI/20
• Franz Liszt
  • Transcendental Étude No. 8 "Wilde Jagd"
• Gustav Mahler
  • Symphony No. 2 "Auferstehung"
• Felix Mendelssohn
  • Symphony No. 1
  • Organ Sonata, Op. 65, No. 2
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 (417a)
  • Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491)
  • Maurerische Trauermusik K. 477 (479a)
  • Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte, K. 517
  • Adagio and Fugue in C minor. K. 546
  • Wind Serenade in C minor. K. 388 (384a)
  • Fantasy in C minor for violin and piano, K. 396 (385f)
  • Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457
  • Fantasy in C minor, K. 475
  • Kleiner Trauermarsch, K. 453a
• Sergei Prokofiev
  • Symphony No. 3, Op. 44
• Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
• Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony)
• Dmitri Shostakovich
  • String Quartet No. 8
  • Symphony No. 4
  • Symphony No. 8
• Franz Schubert
  • Symphony No. 4, D. 417
  • Piano Sonata No. 19, D. 958
  • Impromptu No. 1, D. 899

See also

• Key (music)
• Major and minor
• Chord (music)
• Chord notation

External links

• Media related to C minor at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Diatonic scales and keys
Circle of fifths No. Flats Sharps Major minor Major minor 0 C a C a 1 F d G e 2 B♭ g D b 3 E♭ c A f♯ 4 A♭ f E c♯ 5 D♭ b♭ B g♯ 6 G♭ e♭ F♯ d♯ 7 C♭ a♭ C♯ a♯ 8 F♭ d♭ G♯ e♯ The table indicates the number of sharps or flats in each scale. Minor scales are written in lower case.

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