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A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel 3rds

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

8th Note Parallel 3rds

A type of technically challenging and musically complex texture where one or both hands play several voices simultaneously.

Advanced Multiple Voices in One Hand

Two or more musical lines that are harmonically interdependent but independent in rhythm and melodic contour.

Counterpoint

Arpeggios of any speed or range played simultaneously in both hands.

Double Arpeggios

A series of parallel octaves played simultaneously in both hands.

Double Octaves

An ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, either a semitone or whole tone apart.

Trills

A third and fourth staff, using any clefs, added to the normal grand staff in order to clearly differentiate between various voices used in a piece.

Four Staves

Passages with constant step-wise motion in both hands simultaneously using predominantly 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Double Scale Passages

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

Accidentals

Notes that are tied for extended periods, often over several measures.

Held Notes

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

Fortissimo

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

Fermatas

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.

Sustain Pedal

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

Parallel Octaves

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

Leaps Greater Than an Octave

Arpeggios played with predominantly 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Arpeggios

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

Hand Crossing

A symbol indicating certain notes to be played by the left hand; often abbreviated as m.s.

Mano Sinistra

A series of parallel 3rds of any quality played up or down the chromatic scale using predominantly 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Chromatic Parallel 3rds

Arpeggios played simultaneously in both hands using predominantly 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Double Arpeggios

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel 6ths

A series of blocked octaves that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel Octaves

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where additional notes of different qualities are added in between the octaves.

Prelude and Fugue Op. 81

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