E

Third note of the C major scale.

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Écossais

Scottish, in Scottish style.

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E dur

Key of E major.

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Eighth

octave.

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Eighth note and eighth rest

A note and rest half the length of a quarter note and an eighth of the length of a whole note.

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Eighth notes

Two eighth notes next to each other. Both these eighth notes beamed together equal one quarter note.

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Elegy

A composition of a mournful and commemorative character.

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Eleventh

An interval comprised of an octave and a fourth.

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Embellishment

Ornamentation.

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Embouchure

The mouthpiece of a wind instrument or the position and management of the mouth and lips of the player.

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E mol

Key of E minor.

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Encore

To repeat a piece or play an additional piece at the end of a performance.

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Enharmonic

A term used to describe notes of the same pitch which have different names, e.g. c and d, f and g.

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Espressivo

Expressively.

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Esuberante

Exuberant.