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Arnold Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11
HOME Significance of Op. 11 Performance Notes Score Glossary Recordings


Glossary

German Terms found in Op. 11 (in the order they appear)

mäßige - moderate
langsamer - slower
viel schneller - much faster
ohne - without (ohne pedal )
rascher - quickly, speedily, rapidly
langsam - slow
fließender - fluently, flowingly, easily 
mit Dämpfung und Pedal -  with damper and pedal
bewegte -  agitated, animated, lively, exciting, troubled
etwas - somewhat (here etwas langsamer, or somewhat slower)
viel - much (here viel rascher, or much more rapidly)
sehr zart - very tenderly, intimately
heftig - violent, strong, intense, vigorous, passionate
beschleunigt - accelerating, quickening
eher -  before
drängend - pushed, shoved, thrust, pressed (moving forward, not "dragging")
breiter - broader, wider (slower)