Monday, February 8, 2010

Hummel & Beethoven

Legato technique is the Beethoven's one of main technique contribution to the keyboard. The "real" legato began to be used at Beethoven's time. In Mozart's time, this kind of  legato on keyboard is considered impossible. Also he wrote some exercises for special kinds of legato and legatissimo.
 
The dynamic changes in Beethoven's time was more developed. The expression that Beethoven focused on could be seen from one of his students words. He said Beethoven did allow some fault with regards to wrong notes even Beethoven made this kind of mistakes in the public performance. but mistakes regard to expression such as crescendi made him get angry, since Beethoven thought this kind of mistakes are the results from lack of knowledge and attention or feeling.
 
The most interesting thing is how Beethoven teaches his newphew. The basic elements such as patience, affections and being firm of this great composer's teaching methods had not too much difference from today.
 
Hummel's teaching methods which contains technical detail and instructions are very impressive to me. From elementary instruction to advanced guidance including ornamentation, pedaling, beauty of performance. All of these are very valuable.


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