Children's Album, Volume 2 Op. 126

Cécile Chaminade

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken octave intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th 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.

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

Chords comprised of the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th. Sometimes they are found in close position with only three notes.

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.

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

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.

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

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.