25 Progressive Etudes, Op. 50

Louise Farrenc

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

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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.

A type of waltz accompaniment pattern that uses intermediate skills like shifting, extending, and multiple voices, but without octave leaps.

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

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