Technical Books On the Piano

Some books are too technical, some do not talk about the instrument at all. I would start with a fundamental book: "Il pianoforte" by A. Casella. another fundamental book is "How to Play the Piano" by G. Sandor. Look, if you want, also my articles in the articles section of the site.

Mi sento di consigliarti Chuan C. Chang "Fondamenti dello studio del pianoforte": c'è un'infarinatura globale sul piano. Inoltre ti consiglierei se mastichi un pò d'inglese: "Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding: For the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist." Arthur A. Reblitz.

Ciao e benvenuto!

Great Andrea, I see with pleasure that you also explore English literature!

I agree with Paolo regarding the book by Alfredo Casella that I have been reading these past few days; it is truly very pleasant, not too pedantic, and contains excellent advice that I haven't found in other books—I highly recommend it. Furthermore, it is very comprehensive, covering the history of the piano, composers, piano technique, aesthetics, etc... in short, I was left enthusiastic! 😆

pianoexpert wrote:

Some books are too technical, some don't talk about the instrument at all. I would start with a fundamental book: "Il pianoforte" by A. Casella. another fundamental book is "How to Play the Piano" by G. Sandor. Look, if you want, also check out my articles in the articles section of the site.

Excuse me maestro, but I am also curious about the "too technical" books, I would like to read them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! 😆😉

PS: I am reading Sandor's book, as soon as I reach a good point, I will have to reread it... restudy it and so we can continue discussing it on the old post.

With esteem, Lorenzo 🙂

The Reblitz recommended by Camy is one of these. Sandor is a fundamental book, if approached the right way. The "Chinese" one is also formidable, even if it sometimes struggles to conclude and/or contains some contradictions (perhaps due to a poor translation).

camy86 wrote:

I feel like recommending Chuan C. Chang "Fundamentals of Piano Study": there is a global overview of the subject. Additionally, if you know a bit of English, I would recommend: "Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding: For the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist."" Arthur A. Reblitz.

Hi and welcome!

Hey... Arthur Reblitz? Is he by any chance also the owner of a piano and musical automata restoration company that I already know? Look, you probably don't know this, but being curious about technique and electrical engineering as well, I was browsing the Internet and specifically YouTube... look at this... and tell me if it isn't fascinating... What do you think?

Well? Sure, it's not exactly the best example of interpretation (which a machine can NEVER have), but it's not bad at all...

So, is it the same Reblitz mentioned at the beginning of the video?

Hi!!

PS Yes, I went off-topic... sorry, but this video came to mind while reading "Reblitz"...

Open content (youtube)

Thanks everyone for the advice!! I even downloaded the English book for free from the web! 😆 here is the link for anyone who wants to download it:

http://www.4shared.com/document/ApLSb0K_/Arthur_A_Reblitz_-_Piano_servi.html

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saverio

Hello everyone, Happy New Year.

As you know, I am starting to study the piano and I hope to begin within the next 15 days... I am waiting for the instrument; in the meantime, I am reading Sandor's book, which I find truly fascinating. However, what I wonder is how useful it can be for me, since I haven't even started yet, to know and apply the exercises he suggests; in fact, I read on the Web that many advise against it for beginners because what he explains is more aimed at pianists who are already at a certain level. What is your opinion on this?

I believe that the exercises on the drop and other fundamental techniques are useful, and I feel I can relate to what he explains, but I don't know if this will clash with what my future teacher will teach me; I don't even know how much she shares what Sandor teaches... I will find out 😳.

In any case, I will finish reading the book because I find it interesting, then I will evaluate whether to adopt some of the exercises anyway,

what do you think?

Hello everyone

Gianni

At the beginning, the teacher is fundamental. It is the teacher who must care for the setup and must have clear ideas. This does not mean using one method or another. They must be capable of understanding what the student is doing. A difficult task. And it is much more difficult to teach beginners than those at an advanced level. Few rules but sound ones is the adage I like to follow. Allowing maximum naturalness, corrected by the principles of gesture and position. In fact, the book can help little at the beginning. A "good" teacher is everything. Happy studying