Master School of Modern Piano Playing & Virtuosity by Alberto Jonas ats} A universal method—technical, esthetic and artistic—for the development of pianistic virtuosity. With original exercises specially written for this work by Wilhelm Bachaus—Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler—Ferruccio Busoni Alfred Cortot—Ernst von Dohnényi—Arthur Friedheim—Ignaz Friedman — Ossip Gabrilowitsch—Rudolph Ganz — Katherine Goodson—Leopold Godowsky—Josef ‘Lhevinne—Isidore Philipp — Moriz Rosenthal — Emil von Sauer—Leopold Schmidi— —Sigismond Stojowski. English, German, French and Spanish Text by The Author In Seven Books Price Complete $30.00 Single Books I—VI @ $4.50 Book VII (English or Spanish) $3.00 Also published in French and German CARL FISCHER, Inc. BOSTON, NEW YORK cHicacoCopyright, 1929 by (CARL, FISCHER, Tac New York International Copyright SecuredALBERTO JONAS Master School of Modern Piano Playing AND VIRTUOSITY z Book VII TABLE OF CONTENTS Pure EXERCISES FOR FINGERS, WRISTS AND ARMS AWAY FROM THE PIANO. . . «2 . a ‘The uselessness and danger of mechanics! appliances 2 us Yacnioeaae . . oO a rete race 2 ‘The turn and inverted turn. . 2. oe : Dt 29 tc ith mri htop je hed). 28] btm mat 1 oe iit FN phograph ‘ofthe hand) * Oren of the a) Bxercises for the thumbs 4 0 in ai hv eh) section of te wi)! : oa Eevee for ihe ‘ samples (anotted) ‘aa rere for avetching the mul SE | owrttbin the aa rec fr Coursing round shoale's ‘ Trample (ented) LL late Mow'tweed he wile SL! ‘ PHRASING - : Examples (annotated) . . 4648 Definition of phasing in mie en eae a Fist'menion oping muse © 2) aa Pacer 3 pocaet Puomples 0 | heim of amperes)! : “ ‘Signs to indi w Examples (annotated) . we 6 4850, te eat pi % The codes (in Helin Cadence an as ret) | x Toampler meted) on aaa terres : : 3 von of th rample (antl) | ft 53 Wiendans "Chechiom of’ Poa planing") ss | Obsolete sine (ne hy Bach) - ys Examples at | puede rior in Geiman Seiten) |S The Wall Tempered Cavchord | : Lan | Theil sae tn German Stay « oH Esamles oe 2 cane ten y 3. 8, ach for hen Wil Deo and The Par Tnventions ih ate elite TBS)” Bem ems sie Se Cle Tout tnd Phraing Pitti Peete Git and TSE 3s Ce . pao) SIGHT READING AND PIANOSCRIPT BOOK aT EMBELLISHMENTS IN MUSIC | | |). at CONCEPTION AND INTERPRETATION, at samples (anatted) an EXPRESSION—MUSICAL PROSODY AND MUSICAL DECLAMATION La Anais and tension lat constiates “expen, asl ea eon a wade Masta Posy ee LR Prete te and ave) 2! i bn Provo acon Lt z somples(enmetaed) ©! SLL asks romplsanneated) ‘nis (01767—Jonas Master School, Book VII