Etude in C Major Op. 37, No. 37 by Henry Lemoine

16th Note Scale Passages

Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

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16th Notes

Rhythm

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

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8th Note Parallel 3rds

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

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Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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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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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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Crossing Thumb Under

Hand and Finger Techniques

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

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D.C. al Fine

Notes and Notation

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece and play until "Fine".

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Left Hand Melody

Texture

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

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Legato

Expression

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

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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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Parallel 3rds

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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Parallel 6ths

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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Shifting Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

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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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Tenuto

Expression

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

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Etude in C Major Op. 37, No. 37

Henry Lemoine

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Elements

16th Note Scale Passages

16th Notes

8th Note Parallel 3rds

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Compound Time Signature

Crossing Over Thumb

Crossing Thumb Under

D.C. al Fine

Left Hand Melody

Legato

Melodic Octaves

Parallel 3rds

Parallel 6ths

Shifting Hand Positions

Staccato

Tenuto

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