Czerny-Schaum Book One

Carl Czerny (1791-1857) was a prolific composer who wrote approximately 1,000 published compositions. As a pupil of Beethoven and the teacher of Liszt, he was a transmitter of ideas from one great master to another. Czerny began his distinguished career as a piano teacher at the age of 15. As well as Beethoven's nephew Karl, other famous pupils included Kullak and Heller. His many collections of exercises and studies range from the easy and progressive to the virtuoso. The Czerny-Schaum edition is based on selections from Op. 599, Op. 139, Op. 821, Op. 718, Op. 636, and Op. 261. The objective is to bring together, in condensed form, excerpts that stress many varieties of technical problems. Special emphasis is placed on equal development of both hands. The technical points are equally divided between the right and the left hands. The exercises are purposely brief, thereby avoiding stiffness and tension. Using the Czerny-Schaum exercises will improve piano technic when used in conjunction with a program of balanced piano repertoire.

CONTENIDO:

Five-Finger Legato (right hand)
Five-Finger Legato (left hand)
Right-Hand Legato
Left-Hand Legato
Melodic Phrasing
Broken Thirds (right hand)
Broken Thirds (left hand)
Altemating Legato and Staccato
Forearm Rotation
Scale Patterns (both hands)
Right-Hand Trill Study
Left-Hand Trill Study
Scale Passages (right hand)
Scale Passages (left hand)
Left-Hand Melody Playing
Broken Chords (right hand)
Broken Chords (left hand)
Wrist Staccato (right hand)
Wrist Staccato (left hand)
Left-Hand Legato Study
Melody Study in Thirds
Repeated Notes
Accompaniment Pattern (left hand )
Right-Hand Turn Technic
Left-Hand Tum Technic
Study in Phrasing
Chromatic Contractions (right hand)
Chromatic Contractions (left hand)
Chord Inversions
Interweaving Hand Legato
Broken Chords (divided hands)
Legato and Staccato
Crossing Hands Study
Triplet Study
Accompaniment Design
Continuous Scale Passages
Holding Top Notes (right hand)
Holding Bottom Notes (right hand)
Holding Top Notes (left hand)
Holding Bottom Notes (left hand)
Accompaniment in Triplets
Two-Note Slurs
Strengthening Fingers 4 and 5
Accompaniment Patterns (with finger extensions)
Accompaniment in Thirds
Velocity in Five-Finger Groups (right hand)
Velocity in Five-Finger Groups (left hand)
Left-Hand Staccato Melody