2 Piano Pieces Op. 102

Amy Beach

An Italian term meaning "hastening"; an indication instructing the player to increase the speed gradually.

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

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

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

An accompaniment pattern where the hand regularly moves distances greater than an octave to play a series of blocked chords.

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.

An indication instructing the player to play extremely softly; softer than pianissimo.

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

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