Digital Project Update: Pioneering Study in Piano Pedagogy Now in English Translation

Abstract

The University of Libraries announces the first known English translation of a pioneering study in piano pedagogy. Gottfried Galston’s Studienbuch records the thought processes and musical interpretations of a preeminent concert pianist as he perfected the repertoire for his 1907 concert tour. Galston’s Studienbuch —in both the original German and a new English translation—is now freely available online in two formats, as a digital exhibition and as a downloadable PDF. The digital exhibition of the Studienbuch , features a digital surrogate of the unique copy held by the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives. As viewers flip through the original German-language pages, they can also access the English translation for each page. The exhibit also features a “tour” of the bound volume, which highlights its unique elements such as handwritten notes from pianists Leopold Godowsky and Ferruccio Busoni and translations of Galston’s handwritten notes, as well as information about the binding and the publication itself. Other sections of the exhibit include an illustrated timeline of Galston’s life and career, and printed programs from a series of recitals Galston performed between 1919 and 1921. A downloadable and printable dual-language version of the Studienbuch (in PDF format) is freely available from Newfound Press (https://newfoundpress. utk.edu/), an online imprint of the UT Libraries. The Studienbuch by Gottfried Galston: Facsimile of the Author’s Personal Copy with a New English Translation includes a facsimile of each page from the 1910 German-language edition, side-by-side with the English translation, as well as a transcription (in English) of the programs and notes for Galston’s Cycles concerts.