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Building an Effective Piano Technique while Avoiding Injury: A Comparison of the Exercises in Alfred Cortot's "Rational Principles of Pianoforte Technique" and Carl Tausig's "Daily Studies for the Pianoforte"

Description: It is the teacher's responsibility to guide students in building an effective and injury-free piano technique. Improper technique, poor training and bad posture at the instrument all may cause problems such as lack of muscle control, weakness, or tension in the hands. Many teachers are interested in finding information about specific exercises dealing with finger strengthening, stretching, and warm-up strategies, as well as guidelines for safe practicing. It is therefore important for both teac… more
Date: May 2017
Creator: Woo, Laehyung
Partner: UNT Libraries

Faculty, Guest Artist, and Student Recital: 2017-03-09 – Pamela Mia Paul, piano; Dean Stein, violin; Susan Dubois, viola; Daphne Gerling, viola; Mary Karen Clardy, flute; Valentina Črnjak, cello; Sally Murphy, cello

Description: A faculty, guest artist, and student recital performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: March 9, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Paul, Pamela Mia; Stein, Dean; Gerling, Daphne; Dubois. Susan; Clardy, Mary Karen; ÄŒrnjak, Valentina et al.
Partner: UNT Music Library
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A Guide to Franz Liszt's Piano Transcriptions of Franz Schubert's Songs

Description: Franz Liszt (1811-1886) made fifty-six transcriptions of Schubert's songs over a period of eight years (1838-46) to introduce the name of the composer, who was little known both in and outside Vienna during his lifetime. Because Liszt intentionally preserved all the details of the original songs, these transcriptions present challenges for a pianist, such as how to produce a vocal line on the piano, as well as interpretive issues such as ornamentation, style, and conveying the meaning of the ly… more
Date: May 2017
Creator: Kim, Ah Young
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Performer's Guide to Samuil Feinberg's Sonata No. 6: A Window into Russian School Pianism

Description: Samuil Feinberg was an important performing pianist, composer, and one of the protagonists of Russian Piano School. Among his numerous piano compositions, the Sixth Sonata is one of the most complex and illustrative of his deeply personal musical ideas. The following performer's guide offers some ideas on interpreting and performing the sonata from the perspective of Russian school pianism. Having trained in Russia for nearly a decade with two of Feinberg's most eminent disciples and assistants… more
Date: August 2017
Creator: Georgievskaya, Liudmila
Partner: UNT Libraries
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