24 Brilliant Preludes Op. 37

Giuseppe Concone

Chromatic scales using 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.

A scale comprised of only semitones which uses all 12 notes.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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.

The physical motion of crossing the thumb under fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

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

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

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

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

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

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