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This Week in Piano History: Birth of Jorge Bolet | November 15, 1914

This week, we celebrate the birth of Jorge Bolet, born on November 15, 1914 in Havana, Cuba. Bolet was a Cuban-American pianist whose impressive technical and expressive powers made him a champion of the music of Franz Liszt. Bolet began his studies with his sister...

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This Week in Piano History: Happy World Piano Day!

THIS WEEK IN PIANO HISTORY, we are celebrating World Piano Day and the accomplishments of all pianists! The piano was invented over three hundred years ago by Bartolomeo Cristofori, an Italian builder. His ingenious design from 1700 used hammers inside the action of a harpsichord...

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5 Things You Might Not Know About Zoltán Kodály

Back to Discovery Blog Home Don’t miss Megan’s Inspiring Artistry contribution about J.S. Bach’s Invention in C Minor, which includes exposition on how to effectively teach the piece, all the way from preparation to performance. Zoltán Kodály 1. Kodály wrote for piano and organ! Besides...

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