Metodo pel clavicembalo - Pollini, Francesco 1762-1846 (Milan Ricordi, 1811)
Francesco Giuseppe Pollini (1762-1846) was an Italian pianist, composer and academic. He moved to Vienna in 1783, and was a student there of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He returned to his birthplace Ljubljana, performing there as a singer and actor. In Italy he appeared as a pianist, violinist and opera singer, appearing in several cities. From 1790 he lived mainly as a piano teacher in Milan, where in 1793 he took lessons from Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli. From 1809 he was a professor of piano at Milan Conservatory. Pollini was highly regarded by his contemporaries; Vincenzo Bellini dedicated the opera La sonnambula to him.
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Method; Harpsichord; Music education; Milan (Italy)