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245 10 a| Piano playing, with Piano questions answered /c| Josef Hofmann ; with a new introduction by Gregor Benko.;

246 3 a| Piano questions answered;

260 a| New York :b| Dover Publications,c| 1976.;

300 a| xxi, 89, xv, 183 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 21 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Reprint of the 1920 edition published by Theodore Presser, Philadelphia.;

500 a| "Unabridged, unaltered republication of the 1920 edition, containing two works first published separately in 1907 and 1908"--Back cover.;

500 a| Originally published in the Ladies' home journal.;

500 a| Includes indexes.;

520 a| Josef Hofmann (1876?-1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein 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. The first section of the book contains a discussion of the rules and tricks of correct piano playing: touch, methods of practicing, the use of the pedal, playing the piece as it is written, "How Rubinstein Taught Me to Play," and indispensables in pianistic success. The second, much longer, section contains Hofmann's answers to specific questions sent to him by piano students and amateurs: questions on positions of the body and hand, actions of the wrist and arm, stretching, staccato, legato, precision, fingering, octaves, the pedals, practice, marks and nomenclature, phrasing, rubato, theory, transposing, and much more. Full of important background information that is highly useful to every piano player, this book will set students on the right track in their studies and allow every amateur to measure the level of his commitment and the quality of the instruction he is receiving. For insight into many facets of playing the piano, there is no better guide than Josef Hofmann.;

505 0 a| Piano playing. The piano and its player -- General rules -- Correct touch and technic -- The use of the pedal -- Playing "in style" -- How Rubinstein taught me to play -- Indispensables in pianistic success -- Piano questions answered. Technique -- The instrument -- The pedals -- Practice -- Marks and nomenclature -- About certain pieces and composers: Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin -- Exercises and studies -- Polyrythms -- Phrasing -- Rubato -- Conception -- Force of example -- Theory -- The memory -- Sight-reading -- Accompanying -- Transposing -- Playing for people -- About the piano per se -- Bad music -- Ethical -- Pitch and kindred matters -- The student's age -- Teachers, lessons and methods -- Miscellaneous questions.;

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Piano playing, with Piano questions answered / Josef Hofmann ; with a new introduction by Gregor Benko.

Author/creator	Hofmann, Josef
Other author	Benko, Gregor, writer of introduction.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Dover Publications, 1976.
Description	xxi, 89, xv, 183 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects	Piano--Instruction and study.

Variant title	Piano questions answered
Contents	Piano playing. The piano and its player -- General rules -- Correct touch and technic -- The use of the pedal -- Playing "in style" -- How Rubinstein taught me to play -- Indispensables in pianistic success -- Piano questions answered. Technique -- The instrument -- The pedals -- Practice -- Marks and nomenclature -- About certain pieces and composers: Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin -- Exercises and studies -- Polyrythms -- Phrasing -- Rubato -- Conception -- Force of example -- Theory -- The memory -- Sight-reading -- Accompanying -- Transposing -- Playing for people -- About the piano per se -- Bad music -- Ethical -- Pitch and kindred matters -- The student's age -- Teachers, lessons and methods -- Miscellaneous questions.
Abstract	Josef Hofmann (1876?-1957) was a master of piano technique and an artist who had few equals at the keyboard. A student of Anton Rubinstein 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. The first section of the book contains a discussion of the rules and tricks of correct piano playing: touch, methods of practicing, the use of the pedal, playing the piece as it is written, "How Rubinstein Taught Me to Play," and indispensables in pianistic success. The second, much longer, section contains Hofmann's answers to specific questions sent to him by piano students and amateurs: questions on positions of the body and hand, actions of the wrist and arm, stretching, staccato, legato, precision, fingering, octaves, the pedals, practice, marks and nomenclature, phrasing, rubato, theory, transposing, and much more. Full of important background information that is highly useful to every piano player, this book will set students on the right track in their studies and allow every amateur to measure the level of his commitment and the quality of the instruction he is receiving. For insight into many facets of playing the piano, there is no better guide than Josef Hofmann.
General note	Reprint of the 1920 edition published by Theodore Presser, Philadelphia.
General note	"Unabridged, unaltered republication of the 1920 edition, containing two works first published separately in 1907 and 1908"--Back cover.
General note	Originally published in the Ladies' home journal.
General note	Includes indexes.
Other title	Piano questions answered.
LCCN	76019515
ISBN	0486233626 :

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