Etude in B Major Op. 37, No. 47 by Henry Lemoine

8th Note Broken Chord Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

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8th Notes

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

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Accelerando

Rhythm

An Italian term meaning "hastening"; an indication instructing the player to increase the speed, often gradually.

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Accidentals

Intervals

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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Broken Chords

Chords

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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Clef Changes

Notes and Notation

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

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Compound Time Signature

Meter

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.

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Crescendo and Diminuendo

Expression

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

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Crossing Over Thumb

Hand and Finger Techniques

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

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Dotted Quarter Notes

Rhythm

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

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Extended Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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Fermatas

Rhythm

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

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Melodic Octaves

Intervals

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of an octave of any quality.

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Pianissimo

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

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Staccato

Expression

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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Sustain Pedal

Expression

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

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Syncopation

Rhythm

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

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Ties

Rhythm

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

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Etude in B Major Op. 37, No. 47

Henry Lemoine

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Elements

8th Note Broken Chord Accompaniment

8th Notes

Accelerando

Accidentals

Broken Chords

Clef Changes

Compound Time Signature

Crescendo and Diminuendo

Crossing Over Thumb

Dotted Quarter Notes

Extended Hand Positions

Fermatas

Melodic Octaves

Pianissimo

Staccato

Sustain Pedal

Syncopation

Ties

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