30 Children's Pieces Op. 27

Dmitri Kabalevsky

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

Symbols that indicate different measures to play during repeated sections.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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.

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

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