Florence Price: Rediscovered Gems for Piano Solo

Florence Price

Arpeggios played with predominantly 8th note rhythms.

8th Note Arpeggios

A series of blocked 6ths intervals that are played in one hand, move up or down in parallel motion, and use predominantly 8th note rhythms.

8th Note Parallel 6ths

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

A type of technically challenging and musically complex texture where one or both hands play several voices simultaneously.

Advanced Multiple Voices in One Hand

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

Clef Changes

Four note chords comprised of the root, minor 3rd, diminished 5th, and diminished 7th; typically have a dominant function.

Diminished Seventh Chords

A series of parallel octaves played simultaneously in both hands.

Double Octaves

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

Imitation

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

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

Ledger Lines

Ostinato

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where additional notes of different qualities are added in between the octaves.

Parallel Octaves with Inner Notes

Leaps greater than an octave that are to be executed at a fast speed and in succession. 

Rapid Leaps

Chords played with four notes (including seventh chords) that usually require stretching beyond a five finger position.

Four Note Chords

Melody In Inner Voice

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

Syncopation

An accompaniment pattern that uses mainly arpeggios in any configuration and with any rhythmic values.

Arpeggiated Accompaniment

A change from one tonal center to another, with or without an accompanying key change.

Happy in Shadows

Florence Price

Video

Want to watch videos?

Details