12 German Dances WoO 8

Ludwig van Beethoven

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

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.

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

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece and play until "Fine".

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

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.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.

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

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

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

Arpeggios played with predominantly 8th note rhythms.

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

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.