Published nearly simultaneously in German, French, and English, Johann Nepomuk Hummel's A Complete Theoretical and Practical Course of Instructions, on the Art of Playing the Piano Forte (1827-28) provides insights into theart of playing the piano by one of its greatest practitioners.

Esteemed in his day as a conductor, composer, pedagogue, and virtuoso pianist, Hummel incorporates into his treatise invaluable information about nineteenth-century performance practices, including the execution of trills, rhythmic alternations, rubato playing, piano pedaling, and even tuning systems. Introduced by Mark Kroll, renowned keyboard player and author of Hummel's definitivebiography, this facsimile edition makes available for the first time one of the nineteenth century's most significant guides to piano playing. This treatise by esteemed conductor, composer, pedagogue, and virtuoso pianist Johann Nepomuk Hummel incorporates invaluable information about nineteenth-century performance practices, including the execution of trills, rhythmic alternations, rubato playing, piano pedaling, and even tuning systems. Introduced byMark Kroll, renowned keyboard player and author of Hummel's definitive biography, this facsimile edition makes available for the first time one of the nineteenth century's most significant guides to piano playing.