Piano playing
Subtitle: with Piano questions answered
Contributors: Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957.
Publisher: T. Presser
Published: 1920
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9780486233628
Subjects: Piano -- Instruction and study
First sentence: The first requisite for one who wishes to become a musicianly and artistic pianist is a precise knowledge of the possibilities and limitations of the piano as an instrument.
Description: 20th-century pianist Josef Hofmann's book about piano playing technique, based on his articles in the Ladies' Home Journal.
Table of contents: title: Piano Playig, a little book with simple suggestions
pagenum: 1; title: The piano and its player
pagenum: 3; title: General rules
pagenum: 19; title: Correct touch and technic
pagenum: 34; title: The use of the pedal
pagenum: 41; title: Playing "in style"
pagenum: 49; title: How Rubinstein taught me to play
pagenum: 57; title: Indispensables in pianistic success
pagenum: 70; title: Piano questions answered
pagenum: 91