Etude Op. 50, No. 17
Louise Farrenc
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Rhythm
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.
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Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
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Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.
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Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.
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A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.
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A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.
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A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.
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Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.
SearchTitle
Etude Op. 50, No. 17
Composer
Collection
Year
1863
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
Time Signature
# of Measures
47
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Teaching Tips
Block the Broken Chords,
Hands Separate Practice,
Highlight the Contrast in Articulation,
Play Small Segments,
Practice Scalar Passages in Rhythms,
Study the Contour of the Individual Voices