Piano Playing, with Piano Questions AnsweredJosef Hofman (1876-1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubenstein and a leading exponent of the works of Chopin, Liszt and Schumann, he always balanced his virtuoso playing with a firm adherence to the piece as written. It is this balanced approach to piano playing that he advocates in this highly regarded volume on piano technique. |
Contents
PAGE | 20 |
THE PIANO AND ITS PLAYER | |
GENERAL RULES | |
CORRECT TOUCH AND TECHNIC | |
THE USE OF THE PEDAL | |
PLAYING IN STYLE | |
INDISPENSABLES IN PIANISTIC SUCCESS | |
CONTENTS | 4 |
The Other Fingers 16 | 16 |
Weak Fingers etc 18 | 18 |
Staccato | 21 |
Legato | 22 |
Precision | 25 |
Piano Touch vs Organ Touch | 26 |
Fingering | 27 |
The Glissando | 29 |
TECHNIQUE PACE 1 General 3 | 3 |
Position of the Body | 4 |
Position of the Hand 6 | 6 |
Action of the Wrist 9 | 9 |
Action of the Arm 11 | 11 |
Stretching | 12 |
The Thumb 14 | 14 |
Repetition Technique | 34 |
Double Notes | 35 |
THE PEDALS | 39 |
PRACTICE | 45 |
MARKS AND NOMENCLATURE | 57 |
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