The North Wind

Evelyn Sharpe, Sue Ruby (Editor)

Triplets depict the wind at a Presto tempo. Original located in the Parlor Sheet Music Collection.
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Era

Twentieth Century

Difficulty Level

Early Intermediate

Mood

Dramatic

Style

Late Romantic

Themes

Nature,

Wind

Elements

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

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

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Chord Inversions

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Chords

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

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Crossing Over Thumb

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Hand and Finger Techniques

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.

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Fortissimo

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Expression

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

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Details

Title

The North Wind

Composers

Evelyn Sharpe, Sue Ruby (Editor)

Collection

One-Hit Wonders by Wonder Women

Year

1915

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

C Major

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

22

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Children,

Teens