Tracing the roots of the piano to the very beginning of consciousness, when man first became aware of sound.
1823, Adolph Kullak
Adolph Kullak (1823 – 1862): Polish Music Critic (Brother of Theodor Kullak)
- Co-Editor of Berliner Musik-Zeitung.
- Taught at his brother’s school Neue Akademie der Tonkunst.
- Among his writings is The Aesthetics of Pianoforte Playing (Die Ästhetik des Klavierspiels ) (1860/1861), which covers piano technique and musical expression and “… was arguably the most widely read and influential book on piano teaching and playing of the nineteenth century…” [ 2 ]
- Another work The Art of the Touch: A Work for the Use of Advanced Players and a Guide for Teaching Pianoforte (1855) is highly revered.
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[1]
Kullak, Adolf, and Walter Niemann, and uploaded by WhitneyYoung. Die Asthetik des Klavierspiels. Book Cover. Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt, 1905. Open Library.Org. Internet Archive, 9 April 2012. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. No Known Copyright Restrictions.
[2]
Sutcliffe, W. Dean, ed. Haydn Studies. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998 (digital, 2006). Google Books. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
Additional References:
- Millar, Andrew Peter. "Adolph Kullak’s “Die Asthetik des Klavierspiels” and the Emergence of Modern Piano Technique by the Late Nineteenth Century [microform]." National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia, 2004. Web. 17, Sept. 2015.
- Palmieri, Robert, ed. The Piano: An Encyclopedia. 2nd Edition. New York: Routledge, June 1, 2004. Google Books. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.
