Die Schule des Octavenspiels, Op.48 (Kullak, Theodor)

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Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, 1897. Plate A. 7372 G.
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Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1898. Plate 13858.
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Language English
Translator Theodore Baker (1851–1934), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, No.475, 1898. Plate 13858.
New York: Schirmer, 1926.
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Editor Ettore Pozzoli (1873–1957)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d. Plate E. R. 700.
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Misc. Notes Reprint 1997
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Work Title Die Schule des Octavenspiels
Alternative. Title Die Schule des Oktavenspiels ; Neue vervasserte und vermehrte Ausgabe
The School of Octave Playing
Méthode du jeu d'octaves
Composer Kullak, Theodor
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 parts
  • Abt.1. Vorschule (Preparatory Exercises; Méthode préparatoire)
    Uebungen zur Ausbildung der Hände für das Octavenspiel
  • Abt.2. 7 Oktaven-Etüden (7 Octave Studies; 7 Études d'octaves / 7 Exercices et études)
    1. Allegro (F major)
    2. Allegro scherzando (A major)
    3. Andante legato assai (F major)
    4. Allegro con fuoco (C major)
    5. Allegro grazioso (E major)
    6. Allegro maestoso (E major)
    7. Allegro (E major)
  • Abt.3. 60 Beispiele. Passagen, Uebungen und Octaven-Beispiele (Passages, Exercises and Octave-examples; Passages, exercices, exemples) aus den Werken von Chopin, Döhler, Dreyschock, Henselt, Hummel, Kullak, Liszt, Meyer, Prudent, Heller, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Taubert, Thalberg, Litolff, Beethoven, C.M. v. Weber
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  1. BachTausig: Toccata in D minor
  2. Bach–Liszt: Preludes and Fugues by J.S. Bach, S.462/1b
  3. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.22, Op.54 (I)
  4. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.32, Op.111 (I)
  5. Beethoven: Andante favori, WoO 57
  6. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5, Op.73 (I)
  7. Beethoven: 24 Variations on 'Venni Amore', WoO 65 (Var.19)
  8. Bendel: Grande fantaisie sur des motifs de 'Faust', Op.17
  9. Chopin: Ballade No.1, Op.23
  10. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35 (II)
  11. Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op.22
  12. Chopin: Preludes, Op.28 No.22
  13. Chopin: Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op.44
  14. Chopin: Barcarolle, Op.60
  15. Chopin: Scherzo No.3, Op.39
  16. Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op.53
  17. Dreyschock: Op.63 [likely a different opus]
  18. Döhler: Tarantelle, Op.39
  19. Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op.16 (III)
  20. Grieg: Piano Concerto, Op.16 (I)
  21. Heller: 2 Polonaises, Op.132 No.2
  22. Hummel: Fantasie in E-flat major, Op.18
  23. Kullak: Lieder aus alter Zeit, Op.111 No.4
  24. Kullak: 2 Études de concert, Op.2 No.2
  25. Liszt: Années de pèlerinage II, S.161/7
  26. Liszt: Paraphrase de concert sur 'Rigoletto', S.434
  27. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.10, S.244/10
  28. Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I, S.160/6
  29. Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I, S.160/5
  30. Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I, S.160/5
  31. Liszt: Piano Concerto No.2, S.125
  32. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.9, S.244/9
  33. Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1, Op.25 (III)
  34. Mendelssohn: 6 Preludes and Fugues, Op.35 No.1b
  35. Mendelssohn: Fantasie, Op.28 (III)
  36. Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso, Op.14
  37. Moszkowski: Piano Concerto, Op.59 (I)
  38. Moszkowski: Piano Concerto, Op.59 (I)
  39. Raff: Suite No.4 for Piano, Op.91 (IV)
  40. Raff: Cachoucha-Caprice, Op.79
  41. Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.1, Op.25 (I)
  42. Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.1, Op.25 (I)
  43. Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.1, Op.25 (III)
  44. Rubinstein: 6 Etudes, Op.23 No.2
  45. Schubert: Fantasie in C major, D.760 (IV)
  46. Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 No.6/7
  47. Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 No.9
  48. Schumann: Piano Sonata No.1, Op.11 (IV)
  49. Schumann: 8 Novelletten, Op.21 No.8
  50. Schumann: Toccata, Op.7
  51. Schumann: Piano Concerto, Op.54 (III)
  52. Schumann: Carnaval, Op.9 No.14
  53. Schubert–Tausig: Militärmarsch
  54. Tausig: Réminiscences de 'Halka', Op.2
  55. Thalberg: Fantasia on Rossini's 'Moses', Op.33
  56. Thalberg: Fantasia on Rossini's 'Semiramide', Op.51
  57. Thalberg: Fantasia on Rossini's 'Semiramide', Op.51
  58. Weber: Piano Concerto No.2 in E-flat major, Op.32 (III)
  59. Weber: 7 Variations sur la romance "À peine au sortir", Op.28 (Var.7)
  60. Weber: Konzertstück in F minor, Op.79 (IV)
First Publication. 1841 - Berlin: Schlesinger
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Extra Information A later edition of Vol.3 appears to omit Beethoven, Döhler, Meyer, Prudent, and Taubert for Bendel, Brahms, Bülow, Grieg, Kiel, Raff, Rubinstein, Schumann, Seiss, and Tausig; von Sauer's edition appears to omit Brahms, Bülow, Henselt, Kiel, Litolff, Meyer, Prudent, Seiss, and Taubert while keeping Beethoven and Döhler and adding Moszkowski and Schubert. The whole Op.48 was also translated into English, French, and Italian by Albert R. Parsons, W. Langhans, and Eug. Pirani respectively