Die Dorfschenke

May Flowers Op. 61

Theodor Oesten

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

8th Notes

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

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

Accidentals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Blocked 6ths

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece and play until "Fine".

D.C. al Fine

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

Extended Hand Positions

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

Legato

A symbol indicating that a section should be repeated.

Repeat Sign

A waltz accompaniment that mainly stays in one five finger scale or briefly extends to include 6ths or 7ths.

Elementary Waltz Accompaniment

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

A four note chord consisting of a triad and a note that is a seventh (of any quality) above the root.

Seventh Chords

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

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Forte

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.

Diminuendo

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

Staccato

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

Half Notes

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

Quarter Notes

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

Quarter Rests

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.

Crossing Thumb Under

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

Sharp

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

Blocked 3rds

An indication instructing the player to go back to the "S" symbol and play until "Fine".

The Village Inn Op. 61, No. 18

Theodor Oesten

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