This is the key used in all seven movements of Bach's early church cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden.
This is the key used in all seven movements of Bach's early church cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden. The third movement features a section marked "Maggiore - Theme russe" in Beethoven's eighth string quartet in this key. This is the key of a piece with a 2/4 "Larghetto" central movement, Elgar's Serenade in Strings. The opening movement of a symphony in this key is an "Adagio" in 4/8 time that transitions to an "Allegro molto" in 2/4 time. Mendelssohn had the soloist enter almost right away in his (*) Violin Concerto in this key. A symphony in this key, whose second movement "Largo" in common time features a famous English horn solo, was influenced by Native American music and African-American spirituals, and was subtitled "From the New World" by its composer Dvorak. For 10 points, name this relative minor key of G major, which has one sharp.
This is the key used in all seven movements of Bach's early church cantata Christ lag in Todes Banden.
E minor [do not accept or prompt on "E" until the word "minor" is read, after which you can accept it] 