Album for the Young Op. 140

Cornelius Gurlitt

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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

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

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.

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

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.

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.

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