Etude Op. 50, No. 4
Louise Farrenc
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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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A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
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Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.
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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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A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.
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Four-note chords comprised of the root, minor 3rd, diminished 5th, and diminished 7th; typically have a dominant function.
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A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.
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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 simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.
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Etude Op. 50, No. 4
Composer
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Year
1863
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
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Time Signature
# of Measures
20
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Teaching Tips
Block the Broken Chords,
Focus On Expressive Markings,
Focus on the Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns,
Hands Separate Practice,
Help Student Achieve Sensitive and Musical Playing,
Isolate Voices,
Play Only the Bottom Note of the Accompaniment Pattern,
Play Similar Passages Together,
Play Small Segments,
Study the Contour of the Individual Voices,
Study the Contour of the Melody,
Work on a Smooth Legato Touch,
Work on Creating a Good Tone,
Work on Expressive Phrasing