24 Brilliant Preludes Op. 37

Giuseppe Concone

Chromatic scales using predominantly 16th note rhythms.

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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.

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

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

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

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

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.

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.

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