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Josef Proksch or Joseph Proksch (4 August 1794, Reichenberg (now Liberec) – 20 December 1864, Prague) was a Bohemian-German pianist and composer. His daughter, Marie Proksch, was also a well-known pianist and composer.

Biography

Proksch, who became blind at the age of 13,[1] was a pupil of Jan Antonín Koželuh.[2] In 1830, Proksch opened the Musikbildungsanstalt (Music Academy) in Prague.[2] His teaching method of having several students play simultaneously during piano lessons was continued for over a hundred years. His most famous student was Bedřich Smetana, whom Prosch taught piano and music theory from 1843 to 1847.[2]

Selected works

Besides pedagogical works for piano, Proksch wrote a concerto for three pianos, piano sonatas, masses, and cantatas, and adapted numerous orchestral works to four to eight pianos for use in his lessons.

• Versuch einer rationellen Lehrmethode im Pianoforte-Spiel – 50 volumes, pedagogical work (1841–1864)
• Die Kunst des Ensembles im Pianoforte-Spiel – 7 volumes, pedagogical work (1859)

References

На других языках

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[de] Josef Proksch (Komponist)

Josef Proksch (* 4. August 1794 in Reichenberg; † 20. Dezember 1864 in Prag) war ein deutsch-böhmischer Pianist, Organist, Komponist und Klavierpädagoge, Bruder des Anton Proksch (1804–1866).

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- [en] Josef Proksch

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[es] Josef Proksch

Josef Proksch (4 de agosto de 1794, Liberec – 20 de diciembre de 1864, Praga) fue un pianista y compositor checo de ascendencia alemana.

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[ru] Прокш, Йозеф

Йозеф Прокш (4 августа 1794, Райхенберг — 20 декабря 1864, Прага) — немецкий пианист и композитор из Богемии. Представитель музыкальной династии Прокшей[cs].

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