Variations on Balkan Themes Op.60

Amy Beach

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 32nd note rhythmic values.

32nd Note Scale Passages

Notes that are either raised or lowered by two semitones.

Double Accidentals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 6th intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel 6ths

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

Intervals and chords played in one hand that require significant stretching between at least two notes and where the outer intervals reach further than an octave.

Large Hand Stretches

An accompaniment pattern using broken chords that regularly extend beyond five finger patterns.

Extended Broken Chord Accompaniment

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 16th note rhythms.

16th Note Parallel 3rds

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

Dotted 8th Notes

A blocked chord whose notes are played quickly in succession which gives the chord a harp-like sound.

Rolled Chords

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

Fermatas

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.

Two Note Slurs

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.

Sustain Pedal

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

Clef Changes

Leaps greater than an octave that are to be executed at a fast speed and in succession. 

Variation IV Op. 60

Amy Beach

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