25 Easy and Progressive Etudes Op. 100

Friedrich Burgmüller

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

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

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

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

A type of texture where the contour of the notes in one hand is the exact opposite to that of the other hand as they play simultaneously.

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.

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

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

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

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.