Children's Carnival Op. 25

Amy Beach

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

Symbols that indicate different measures to play during repeated sections.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

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.

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.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

A symbol indicating that a section should be repeated.

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

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.

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided into groupings of two.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

More than one tempo indication used in a single piece or movement.

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

More than key signature used in a single piece or movement.

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

Notes that occur several times in a row throughout a piece in mainly 16th note rhythms.