24 Brilliant Preludes Op. 37

Giuseppe Concone

Arpeggios played with predominantly 16th note rhythms.

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

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

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

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.

The same arpeggios played with both hands, where they alternate between the hands and the hands cross over one another.

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

A four note chord consisting of a triad and a note that is a seventh (of any quality) above the root.

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.

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

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

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

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

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

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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