E (musical note)
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E or mi is the third note
of the solfège
.
When calculated in equal temperament
with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz
, the frequency
of Middle E (E4) is approximately 329.628 Hz. See pitch (music)
for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.
Note
In music, the term note has two primary meanings:#A sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound;#A pitched sound itself....
of the solfège
Solfege
In music, solfège is a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing in which each note of the score is sung to a special syllable, called a solfège syllable...
.
When calculated in equal temperament
Equal temperament
An equal temperament is a musical temperament, or a system of tuning, in which every pair of adjacent notes has an identical frequency ratio. As pitch is perceived roughly as the logarithm of frequency, this means that the perceived "distance" from every note to its nearest neighbor is the same for...
with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz
Hertz
The hertz is the SI unit of frequency defined as the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon. One of its most common uses is the description of the sine wave, particularly those used in radio and audio applications....
, the frequency
Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency...
of Middle E (E4) is approximately 329.628 Hz. See pitch (music)
Pitch (music)
Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...
for a discussion of historical variations in frequency.
Designation by octave
| Scientific Scientific pitch notation Scientific pitch notation is one of several methods that name the notes of the standard Western chromatic scale by combining a letter-name, accidentals, and a number identifying the pitch's octave... designation |
Helmholtz Helmholtz pitch notation Helmholtz pitch notation is a musical system for naming notes of the Western chromatic scale. Developed by the German scientist Hermann von Helmholtz, it uses a combination of upper and lower case letters , and the sub- and super-prime symbols to describe each individual note of the scale... designation |
Octave name | Frequency (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | E͵͵͵ or ͵͵͵E | Subsubcontra | 10.301 |
| E0 | E͵͵ or ͵͵E | Subcontra | 20.602 |
| E1 | E͵ or ͵E | Contra | 41.204 |
| E2 | E | Great | 82.407 |
| E3 | e | Small | 164.814 |
| E4 | e′ | One-lined | 329.628 |
| E5 | e′′ | Two-lined | 659.255 |
| E6 | e′′′ | Three-lined | 1318.51 |
| E7 | e′′′′ | Four-lined | 2637.021 |
| E8 | e′′′′′ | Five-lined | 5274.041 |
| E9 | e′′′′′′ | Six-lined | 10548.082 |