Josef Proksch
Josef ProkschorJoseph Proksch(4 August 1794,Reichenberg(now Liberec) – 20 December 1864,Prague) was aBohemian-Germanpianistandcomposer.His daughter,Marie Proksch,was also a well-known pianist and composer.
Biography
[edit]Proksch, who became blind at the age of 13,[1]was a pupil ofJan Antonín Koželuh.[2]In 1830, Proksch opened theMusikbildungsanstalt(Music Academy) in Prague.[2]His teaching method of having several students play simultaneously during piano lessons was continued for over a hundred years. His most famous student wasBedřich Smetana,whom Prosch taught piano andmusic theoryfrom 1843 to 1847.[2]
Selected works
[edit]Besides pedagogical works for piano, Proksch wrote aconcertofor three pianos,piano sonatas,masses,andcantatas,and adapted numerousorchestralworks to four to eight pianos for use in his lessons.
- Versuch einer rationellen Lehrmethode im Pianoforte-Spiel– 50 volumes, pedagogical work (1841–1864)
- Die Kunst des Ensembles im Pianoforte-Spiel– 7 volumes, pedagogical work (1859)
References
[edit]- ^Tyrrell, John (2001).New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. 20(2nd ed.). London:Macmillan Publishers Limited.p. 423.ISBN1-56159-239-0.
- ^abcČernušák, Gracián; Štědroň, Bohumír; Nováček, Zdenko, eds. (1963).Československý hudební slovník II. M-Ž(in Czech). Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství. pp. 376–377.
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