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How To Play Piano. With Practical Illustrations and Diagrams and an Abridged Compendium of Five-Finger Exercises, Scales, Thirds, Arpeggi, Octaves As Practised by Him
by Hambourg Mark
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1923. New and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. The First Edition of this book appeared in 1922 under the Title - 'How to become a Pianist'. This copy is the New and Enlarged Edition. In the original pictorial paper-covered boards - but lacking quite a lot of the paper covering to the spine, tho the Title is still visible. Otherwise the book is Tight, Clean and Bright. Good Plus to VG, and inside VG with only the former owner's name written on the top of the front free endpaper, a small loss to the outer blank edge of page 59, but no other marks. 103 pp. Music notation examples/exercises, etc, throughout, and line drawings showing hand positioning, etc. Nice to have an Original example of this work by Mark Hambourg the celebrated pianist. Born: 1879 - Russia. Died: 1960 - Cambridge, England. Born into a musical family. His father, Mikhail Hambourg was a pianist and a teacher. Mark studied with his father, made his debut in Moscow in 1888, at age 9. Then he went to Vienna to study with the celebrated pedagogue Theodor Leschetizky. It was Leschetizky who prepared Hambourg for his Vienna debut in 1894 with the Wiener Philharmoniker under Hans Richter, playing Frédéric Chopin’s First Piano Concerto. Mark Hambourg occupies a unique place in early 20th-century pianism, and was regarded by his contemporaries as an artist of the first rank. See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 10" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119792
- Title
- How To Play Piano. With Practical Illustrations and Diagrams and an Abridged Compendium of Five-Finger Exercises, Scales, Thirds, Arpeggi, Octaves As Practised by Him
- Author
- Hambourg Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- New and Enlarged Edition
- Publisher
- C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- How To Play Piano. By Mark Hambourg, With Practical Illustrations And Diagrams And An Abridged Compendium Of , Five-finger Exercises, Scales, Thirds, Arpeggi, Octaves As Practised By Him, 1923 New And Enlarged Edition, Mark Hambourg The Celebrated Pianist
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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