Album for the Young Op. 140

Cornelius Gurlitt

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

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

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.

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

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

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.

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.