Josef Pischna

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Josef Pischna (Czech: Josef Pišna; June 15, 1826, Erdischowitz – October 19, 1896, Prague) was a Czech pianist and composer.

Pischna studied piano at the Prague Conservatory and worked for thirty-five years as a pianist and piano teacher in Moscow. Of his compositions, the 60 Klavierübungen (60 Piano Exercises) have commanded an abiding importance. They have appeared in several editions and been used up to the present time in piano teaching.

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