Mosaic, Volume 4

Elizabeth Borowsky

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

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

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

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece, then jump to the coda when "al coda" or "to coda" is reached.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

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

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

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.

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either two octaves higher or lower than notated.