Sizilianischer Hirtentanz

May Flowers Op. 61

Theodor Oesten

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

16th Notes

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

Accidentals

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

Anacrusis

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.

Compound Time Signature

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

Crescendo and Diminuendo

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

Dotted 8th Notes

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

Ledger Lines

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

Legato

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

8th Note Broken Chord Accompaniment

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

Chord Inversions

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

Extended Hand Positions

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

Sharp

A sign placed in front of a note that returns its pitch back to normal (returning to a white key).

Natural

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

Flat

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.

Shifting Hand Positions

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.

Crossing Over Thumb

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

8th Notes

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

Quarter Notes

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

Mezzo Piano

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

Crescendo

A sign that tells the player to play gradually softer.

Sicilian Shepherd Dance Op. 61, No. 20

Theodor Oesten

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