Etude in G Minor Op. 37, No. 31 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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Accidentals

Intervals

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

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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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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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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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Dotted Quarter Notes

Rhythm

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

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Harmonic Minor Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

A type of minor scale comprised of a raised 7th degree.

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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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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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Repeated 16th Notes

Rhythm

Notes that occur several times in a row throughout a piece in mainly 16th note rhythms.

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Scale Passages

Scales and Hand Positions

Extended and constant usage of scales (or step-wise motion) in passages, often played at fast speeds.

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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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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 G Minor Op. 37, No. 31

Henry Lemoine

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Elements

16th Note Scale Passages

16th Notes

Accidentals

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Crescendo and Diminuendo

Crossing Over Thumb

Crossing Thumb Under

D.C. al Fine

Dotted Quarter Notes

Harmonic Minor Scale

Left Hand Melody

Legato

Parallel 3rds

Repeated 16th Notes

Scale Passages

Shifting Hand Positions

Staccato

Syncopation

Ties

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