Ferdinand Beyer
Illustration — Partiture by Ferdinad Beyer Ferdinand Beyer (Querfurt, 25 July 1806 – Mainz, 14 May 1863) was a German composer and pianist. Well known in his day for his light music and piano arrangements of popular orchestral works, he is now mainly known for his book Vorschule im Klavierspiel ("Beginning Piano School or Elementary Instruction Book for the Piano") Op. The Vorschule im Klavierspiel has been a major influence in piano pedagogy since its publication, being the foundation of elementary piano education in many countries, as is attested by the many anthologies containing parts of the Vorschule as well as the curriculum followed in many countries.
Ferdinand Beyer
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- Born
- 1806. · Querfurt.
- Died
- 1863. · Mainz.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Saxony.
- Occupation
- pianist and composer.
- Fields
- music and piano performance.
- Languages
- German.
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Illustration — Partiture by Ferdinad Beyer Ferdinand Beyer (Querfurt, 25 July 1806 – Mainz, 14 May 1863) was a German composer and pianist. Well known in his day for his light music and piano arrangements of popular orchestral works, he is now mainly known for his book Vorschule im Klavierspiel ("Beginning Piano School or Elementary Instruction Book for the Piano") Op. The Vorschule im Klavierspiel has been a major influence in piano pedagogy since its publication, being the foundation of elementary piano education in many countries, as is attested by the many anthologies containing parts of the Vorschule as well as the curriculum followed in many countries.
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Ferdinand Beyer was born in 1806 at Querfurt.
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is music and piano performance. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical.
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1806
Ferdinand Beyer born at Querfurt.
1863
Ferdinand Beyer died at Mainz.
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- Beyer, Ferdinand, Oxford Music Online, 2001
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- 1."Beyer, Ferdinand" Isaac Nagao. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 23 Jun. 2012
- 2.Koh-ichi Hattori, 123 years of Japanese music: the culture of Japan through a look at its music, Pacific Vision, 2004
- 3.Kitamura, Tamaki, and Masanobu, Miura. "Constructing a support system for self-learning playing the piano at the beginning stage." Proc. of ICMPC9 (2006): 258-262.
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