E♭ (musical note)

E♭ (E-flat; also called mi bémol) is the first note of the E♭ major scale.

Well-known compositions in E-flat major

The prelude to Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold is a famous piece of drone music that begins with a low E flat and builds to more elaborate forms of the E flat major chord. It is used in this opera to portray the motion of the river Rhine.[1]

Designation by octave

Scientific designation	Helmholtz designation	Octave name	Frequency (Hz)
E♭₋₁	E♭͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵E♭ or EEEE♭	Subsubcontra	9.723
E♭₀	E♭͵͵ or ͵͵E♭ or EEE♭	Subcontra	19.445
E♭₁	E♭͵ or ͵E♭ or EE♭	Contra	38.891
E♭₂	E♭	Great	77.782
E♭₃	e♭	Small	155.563
E♭₄	e♭′	One-lined	311.127
E♭₅	e♭′′	Two-lined	622.254
E♭₆	e♭′′′	Three-lined	1244.508
E♭₇	e♭′′′′	Four-lined	2489.016
E♭₈	e♭′′′′′	Five-lined	4978.032
E♭₉	e♭′′′′′′	Six-lined	9956.063
E♭₁₀	e♭′′′′′′′	Seven-lined	19912.127

Common scales beginning on E♭

E♭ Major: E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭
E♭ Natural Minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭
E♭ Harmonic Minor: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D E♭
E♭ Melodic Minor Ascending: E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D E♭
E♭ Melodic Minor Descending: E♭ D♭ C♭ B♭ A♭ G♭ F E♭

References

Erickson, Robert, Sound Structure in Music, p. 94. University of California Press, 1975 ISBN 0-520-02376-5

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[1] Erickson, Robert, Sound Structure in Music, p. 94. University of California Press, 1975 ISBN 0-520-02376-5