Christmas

Looking back on joyful childhood memories of Christmas morning in the Wyeth household.

Era

Late Romantic

Difficulty Level

Advanced

Mood

Happy

Style

Late Romantic

Themes

Art,

Family,

Santa Claus

Elements

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

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

Blocked Octaves

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Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a octave.

Chord Voicing

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Chords

Playing chords while simultaneously bringing out and phrasing one of the notes as a melody.

Crescendo and Diminuendo

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Expression

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

Details

Title

Christmas

Year

1933

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

C Major

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

67

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Holiday

Christmas

Student Ages

Adults,

Teens

Student Type

Ambitious Students