Eskimos Op. 64

Amy Beach

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of an octave of any quality.

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

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

More than one tempo indication used in a single piece or movement.

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

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

An accompaniment pattern that mainly uses the root, 5th, and octave, in varying order, and usually with steady rhythms. 

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

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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

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