6 Ländler WoO 15

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

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

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

A symbol indicating that a section should be repeated.

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

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

Arpeggios played with predominantly 8th note rhythms.