Album for the Young Op. 39

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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.

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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

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

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.

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.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

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.

A texture where four independent musical lines play a different note for each chord of the music.