Children's Album, Volume 1 Op. 123

Cécile Chaminade

A type of texture where a melody is supported by one or more voices with all the voices following the same or similar rhythm.

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses persistent 8th note rhythm with primarily broken 5th intervals.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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

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

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

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

An indication instructing the player to play louder or more forcefully than the surrounding music, typically louder than an accent.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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

A series of blocked 3rds that occur several times in a row throughout a piece.

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.