Morgenlied

May Flowers Op. 61

Theodor Oesten

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

8th Notes

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

Accidentals

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

Crescendo and Diminuendo

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

Half Notes

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

Left Hand Melody

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

Legato

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

Quarter Notes

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

Homophony

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.

Parallel 3rds

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

Extended Hand Positions

Playing chords while simultaneously bringing out and phrasing one of the notes as a melody.

Chord Voicing

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Blocked 6ths

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.

Sharp

A sign placed in front of a note that returns its pitch back to normal (returning to a white key).

Natural

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Forte

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Quarter Rests

Silence that equals the length of one whole note or an entire measure in 4/4 or 3/4.

Whole Rests

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

8th Rests

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

Morning Song Op. 61, No. 17

Theodor Oesten

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