V. Allegro appassionato

Hélène (Murray) Tham
Sue Ruby (Editor)

Breathless and virtuosic. A Romantic perpetual motion piece
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Included in

One-Hit Wonders by Wonder Women

Era

Romantic

Difficulty Level

Advanced

Mood

Suspenseful

Style

Late Romantic

Video

Elements

16th Notes

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Rhythm

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

Alternating Right and Left Hand

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Hand and Finger Techniques

When only one hand plays at a time and the notes alternate continually between both hands.

Arpeggios

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Chords

Broken chords that have a minimum range of an octave and require thumb crossing.

Blocked 5ths Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Details

Title

V. Allegro appassionato

Composers

Hélène (Murray) Tham
Sue Ruby (Editor)

Publisher

K&S Conservatory of Music

Collection

One-Hit Wonders by Wonder Women

Year

1883

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signatures

A Major,

A Minor

Time Signature

Common Time

# of Measures

50

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Teens

Teaching Tips

Practice Pedaling