10 Graded Piano Pieces by Maltese Composers

Paul Portelli

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

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

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

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

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

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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

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

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

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

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