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E major is a major scale based on E, with the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has four sharps (see below: Scales and keys).
Its relative minor is C-sharp minor, and its parallel minor is E minor.
Only two of Haydn's 104 symphonies are in E major, No. 12 and No. 29. Even in the 19th Century, symphonies in this key were rare, with Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 being one of very few examples. "The key of E major is frequently associated with music of contemplation."
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