Mosaic, Volume 2

Barbara Arens

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

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

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

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

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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

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

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.