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Arpeggios played with predominantly 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Arpeggios

Notes whose lengths are equal to half the value of one sixteenth note.

A type of technically challenging and musically complex texture where one or both hands play several voices simultaneously.

A trembling effect that is achieved by playing rapidly repeating notes in succession. 

More than one time signature used in a single piece or movement.

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

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

An accompaniment pattern using broken chords that regularly extend beyond five finger patterns.

The use of notes not in the prevailing mode or diatonic scale of a piece.

The same chord played multiple times in succession. 

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

An indication instructing the player to play extremely softly; softer than pianissimo.

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 16th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.