Variations on Balkan Themes Op.60

Amy Beach

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

32nd Notes

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

Clef Changes

Notes that are either raised or lowered by two semitones.

Double Accidentals

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

Leaps Greater Than an Octave

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

Parallel Octaves

Hand position changes, less than an octave, that are to be executed at a fast speed and in succession. 

Rapid Shifts

Arpeggios played one hand at a time using predominantly 32nd note rhythms.

32nd Note Arpeggios

Arpeggios played simultaneously in both hands using predominantly 32nd note rhythms.

32nd Note Double Arpeggios

A series of blocked octaves that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel Octaves

A series of blocked octaves that are played one hand at a time and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion using predominantly 32nd note rhythms.

32nd Note Parallel Octaves

Notes whose values are 1+3/4 times greater than its original value.

Variation II Op. 60

Amy Beach

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