2 Piano Pieces Op. 54

Amy Beach

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 32nd note rhythmic values.

32nd Note Scale Passages

A type of broken octave accompaniment that also contains added inner notes like 5ths or 3rds.

Broken Octave Accompaniment with Inner Notes

A blocked chord whose notes are played quickly in succession which gives the chord a harp-like sound.

Rolled Chords

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

Tenuto

An ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, either a semitone or whole tone apart.

Trills

Intervals and chords played in one hand that require significant stretching between at least two notes and where the outer intervals reach further than an octave.

Large Hand Stretches

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion using predominantly 8th note rhythms.

8th Note Parallel 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

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

Left Hand Melody

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

Leaps Greater Than 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.

8th Note Parallel 3rds

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

Staccato

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

Fermatas

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

Pianissimo

An indication instructing the player to play very loudly; louder than forte.

Fortissimo

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

Ritardando

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

Gavotte Fantastique Op. 54, No. 2

Amy Beach

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