Mosaic, Volume 4

Nikolas Sideris

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

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

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

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

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.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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

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

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.