e minor is the parallel minor of d major.
e minor is the parallel minor of d major.
what is the parallel minor of d major?
e minor
in music, a major scale and a minor scale that have the same tonic are called parallel keys and are said to be in a parallel relationship. the parallel minor or tonic minor of a particular major key is the minor key based on the same tonic; similarly the parallel major has the same tonic as the minor key (from the greek, "para alleilos", "beside each other"). for example, g major and g minor have different modes but both have the same tonic, g; so we say that g minor is the parallel minor of g major. in contrast, a major scale and a minor scale that have the same key signature (and therefore different tonics) are called relative keys.
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each prelude is followed by a fugue in the same key. in each book the first prelude and fugue is in c major, followed by a prelude and fugue in its parallel minor key (c minor). then all keys, each major key followed by its parallel minor key, are followed through, each time moving up a half tone: c → c → d → e → e → f → f → ... ending with ... → b → b.









































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the well-tempered clavier