Bal Masqué Op. 22 by Amy Beach - Piano Music Database

8th Note Scale Passages

Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.

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8th Notes

Rhythm

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

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Accents

Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Advanced Multiple Voices in One Hand

Texture

A type of technically challenging and musically complex texture where one or both hands play several voices simultaneously.

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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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Fermatas

Rhythm

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

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Fortissimo

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play very loudly; louder than forte.

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Grace Notes

Expression

Ornamentations that are notated in a smaller size than normal notes and played slightly before them.

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Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

Texture

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

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Key Signature Changes

Scales and Hand Positions

More than key signature used in a single piece or movement.

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Large Hand Stretches

Hand and Finger Techniques

Intervals and chords played in one hand that require significant stretching between at least two notes and where the outer intervals reach further than an octave.

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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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Parallel Octaves with Inner Notes

Intervals

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where additional notes of different qualities are added in between the octaves.

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Pianissimo

Expression

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

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Ritardando

Meter

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

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Trills

Expression

An ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, either a semitone or whole tone apart.

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Triplets

Rhythm

Notes whose values are determined by a subdivision into three-note groupings instead of two or four.

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Waltz Accompaniment with Leaps

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of advanced waltz accompaniment that requires the left hand to leap, often by an octave or more, down to a chord tone and up to chords.

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Bal Masqué Op. 22

Amy Beach

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8th Note Scale Passages

8th Notes

Accents

Advanced Multiple Voices in One Hand

Chord Inversions

Fermatas

Fortissimo

Grace Notes

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

Key Signature Changes

Large Hand Stretches

Left Hand Melody

Parallel Octaves with Inner Notes

Pianissimo

Ritardando

Trills

Triplets

Waltz Accompaniment with Leaps

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