24 Etudes Op. 29

Henri Bertini

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

A Tempo

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

Blocked 3rds

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

Crescendo and Diminuendo

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

Legato

A symbol indicating that a section should be repeated.

Repeat Sign

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

Ritardando

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

Staccato

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.

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

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.

8th Note Parallel 3rds

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

Extended Hand Positions

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.

Shifting Hand Positions

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time but with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Intermediate Single Note Accompaniment

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

Blocked Octaves

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

8th Notes

Whole Notes

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

Quarter Notes

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Quarter Rests

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

Grace Notes

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

Half Notes

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

Dotted Half Notes

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

Ties

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

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

Two Note Slurs

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

Mezzo Forte

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

Crescendo

A sign that tells the player to play gradually softer.

Diminuendo

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Etude in F Major Op. 29, No. 19

Henri Bertini

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