Children's Album, Volume 2 Op. 126

Cécile Chaminade

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

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.

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

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.

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

Four-note chords comprised of the root, minor 3rd, diminished 5th, and diminished 7th; typically have a dominant function.

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

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

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

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

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