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BASTIEN

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Signs ff – fortissimo – very loud

f - forte - loud
Mf - mezzo forte - moderately loud
Mp – mezzo piano – moderately soft
P – piano – soft
cresc., crescendo - gradually becoming louder
decrescendo – gradually becoming softer
4/4 - simple quadruple – 4 crotchet beats per bar – common time
bar-line – divides the beats according to the time signature
double bar-line – end of a piece or section
sharp (#) - raises a note a semitone
flat (b) – lo wers a note a semitone
natural - cancels an accidental (a sharp or a flat)
tie - hold for the combined values (goes to the same note)
slur – play smoothly, well connected (goes to different notes)
accent (>) - a strong emphasis on the note
staccato ( . ) - short and detached
mezzo staccato (dot and slur) – moderately short and detached eg Bar 28
stave or staff – the 5 lines of music
Finger numbers – show which fingers to use on a note
Dot after a note – adds half the value to the note again
Leger lines – notes above or below the staff
Maelzel’s Metronome – indicates the speed to play the piece
syncopation – placing emphasis on the weak beat of the bar eg Bar 5
ostinato – a repeated bass line

Terms N/A

Title This is a programmatic title, it tells a story or portrays an image

Key C major – no sharps or flats

Modulations Bar 1 C major

Bar 13 A major
Bar 14 C major
Bar 17 A major
Bar 18 C major

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Bastien Born in Washington United States of America in 1934 and died in 2005,
author of instructional books for piano

© Sherelle Eyles 2020

www.sherelleeyles.com