The technique of piano playing / [Translated by István Kleszky.

Author/creator Gát, József
Other author Kleszky, István, translator.
Format Book
Edition4th ed.].
Publication InfoLondon : Collet's, 1974 [©1965]
Description281 pages : illustrations, music ; 29 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleA zongorajáték technikája. English
Contents Preface -- Tone and tone-colouring possibilities of the piano -- Of the swing-stroke -- The synthesizing process and the adapting movements -- Seat and body posture -- Legato and staccato -- On finding the contact with the instrument -- On the naturalness of the movements -- On practising -- Slow practising of fast playing -- On the role of various joints -- Structure and form of the hand -- The fundamental playing forms and their variants -- The technique of octaves and chords -- The tremolo -- Skips -- Glissando -- Finger-technique -- The playing of scales -- Scales in thirds -- Passages -- Trills -- The technique of repetition -- On the playing of etudes -- Fingering -- Complementary gymnastic exercises -- Notes on teaching the technical problems of beginners.
General noteTranslation of A zongorajáték technikája.

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk MT222.G3 T41 1974 ✔ Available Place Hold