In Summer Fields, Mvt. 2 - Sunset by Florence Price

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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Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence.

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Chord Inversions

Chords

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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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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Dominant Seventh Chords

Chords

Chords comprised of the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th. Sometimes they are found in close position with only three notes.

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Half Notes

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one half the value of a whole note.

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Imitation

Texture

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

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Ledger Lines

Notes and Notation

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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Pianissimo

Expression

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

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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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Suspensions

Chords

Notes that are held while the harmony changes, often creating dissonance or tension.

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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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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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Ties

Rhythm

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

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Whole Notes

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are four beats.

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In Summer Fields, Mvt. 2 - Sunset

Florence Price

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Elements

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Chord Inversions

Clef Changes

Dominant Seventh Chords

Half Notes

Imitation

Ledger Lines

Pianissimo

Shifting Hand Positions

Suspensions

Sustain Pedal

Tenuto

Ties

Whole Notes

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