Tobias Matthay

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Tobias Augustus Matthay (born February 19, 1858, London; died December 15, 1945, High Marley) was a pianist, teacher, and composer.

Matthay studied at the Royal Academy of Music and also taught there from 1876 to 1925 as professor of advanced piano. He founded a piano school in 1900 and soon became known for his teaching that stressed proper piano touch and analysis of arm movements. He published several books of technique, which brought him international recognition. Many of his pupils went on to define a school of 20th century English pianism, including York Bowen, Myra Hess, Clifford Curzon, Eunice Norton, Irene Scharrer, Lilias Mackinnon and Harriet Cohen.

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• The Act Of Touch In All Its Diversity: An Analysis And Synthesis Of Pianoforte Tone Production (1903)
• The First Principles of Pianoforte Playing (1905)
• Relaxation Studies (1908)
• The Child's First Steps in Piano Playing
• The Principles of Fingering and Laws of Pedaling
• Forearm Rotation Principle
• The Principles of Teaching Interpretation
• The Visible And Invisible In Pianoforte Technique (1947)

[edit] External links

• Tobias Matthay was listed in the International Music Score Library Project