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Josef Hofmann
PIANO PLAYING
WITH
PIANO QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Copyright © 1909 by Doubleday, Page and Company;renewed 1937 by J. Hofmann.
© 1908 by McClure Company; renewed 1936by J. Hofmann.
© 1920 by Theodore Presser Company; renewed1947 by Josef Hofmann.
Piano Playing
TO MY DEAR FRIEND
CONSTANTIN VON STERNBERG
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| A Foreword | xv |
| The Piano and Its Player | 3 |
| General Rules | 19 |
| Correct Touch and Technic | 34 |
| The Use of the Pedal | 41 |
| Playing "In Style" | 49 |
| How Rubinstein Taught Me to Play | 57 |
| Indispensables in Pianistic Success | 70 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Josef Hofmann | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| The Position of the Hand | 20 |
| Incorrect Way to Play an Octave | 28 |
| Correct Way to Play an Octave | 28 |
| Incorrect Position of the Little Finger | 29 | <