C minor
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:
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:
Scale degree chords
The scale degree chords of C minor are:- 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
- *Preludes, [Op. 31 (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"
- 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
- *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
- *Piano Trio in C minor, MWV Q3
- *Symphony No. 1
- *Organ Sonata, Op. 65, No. 2
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- *Great Mass in C minor, K. 427
- *Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491)
- *Maurerische Trauermusik K. 477
- *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
- *Fantasy in C minor for violin and piano, K. 396
- *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