Méthode de piano forte du Conservatoire - Adam, Louis 1758-1848 (Bonn Cologne Amsterdam Simrock Steup, 1815)
vol. 3: Methode de piano choix de morceau doigtés dans les différens caractères et mouvemens / Auswahl Grösserer Übungsstücke mit bezeichnetem Fingersatze für das Piano Forte. Von Seb. Bach, P. E. Bach, Clementi, Händel, Mozart, Scarlatti &
Louis Adam (1758-1848) was a French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso. He spent over four decades, from 1797 through 1842, as Professor of Pianoforte at the Conservatoire de Paris. In addition to being a skilled pianist, he composed a number of piano pieces that were in vogue at the time, especially some variations on Le Bon roi Dagobert. He also wrote two standard instruction books for piano: Méthode ou principe générale du doigté pour le forté-piano (1798) and Méthode nouvelle pour le piano (1802).
In 1804, he published the 'Méthode de piano du Conservatoire', an influential work, which contributed to the advancement of piano technique in Paris
As a professor at the Conservatoire, he taught Friedrich Kalkbrenner and Ferdinand Hérold
Jean-Louis (Johann Ludwig) Adam was Adolphe Adam's father
3 vols. in 1, 1st volume identical to 07F37
Originally published in 1804
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Method; Piano; Music education; Paris (France)