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Charles-Louis Hanon's life and works.(The Man Behind The Virtuoso Pianist)(Biography)

American Music Teacher

| June 01, 2009 | Adams, Andrew; Martin, Bradley | COPYRIGHT 2009 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Though Charles-Louis Hanon has been known around the world for more than a century--most notably from his last name emblazoned on the front of the Schirmer edition of his exercises--his life and other works have largely been ignored in the scholarly literature. As we approach the bicentenary of his birth, the time has come not only to examine Hanon's place in piano pedagogy, but also to explore the life of this quiet, devout man.

Charles-Louis Hanon was born in northern France in the village of Renescure on July 2, 1819. Trained as an organist by a local teacher, it is not known if he received more advanced musical education. At ...

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