Download or read book The Art of Finger Dexterity, Op. 740, Bk 1 written by and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1985-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Czerny (1791--1857) was an Austrian pianist, composer and teacher. Today he is best remembered for his volumes of tudes for the piano. Czerny's music was greatly influenced by his teachers, Clementi, Hummel, Salieri and Beethoven. This book contains Czerny's Opus 740 (Book 1), "The Art of Finger Dexterity," Exercises 1-8.