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The pedagogical legacy of Vicente Scaramuzza: The relationship between anatomy of the hand, tone production, and musical goals

The Italian pianist and pedagogue Vicente Scaramuzza has become one of the most prominent musical figures in Argentina. His students achieved international recognition and his school of piano playing is still being passed on by his former students. My piano teacher in Buenos Aires, Nilda Somma, studied for fourteen years under his supervision, and shared with me his annotations, fingerings, and re-distributions (it is important to point out that decades ago, redistributing notes between both hands in certain passages was not a controversial practice). Only one book has been published about Vicente Scaramuzza's approach to piano technique and tone production. Enseñanzas de un gran Maestro, written by his former student Maria Rosa Oubiña de Castro, provides detailed explanations and illustrations of his unique approach. During lessons, Vicente Scaramuzza would circle a problematic passage and then, in a separate notebook write a full explanation of the necessary steps to solve the issue. My former piano teacher, Nilda Somma, kept her notebooks with Scaramuzza's annotations, in addition to scores with fingerings and re-distributions. A closer examination of these invaluable materials will help shed light on the musical intelligence and technical mastery of Scaramuzza. The most distinctive characteristic of his school of piano playing is the strong connection between awareness of the anatomy of the hand, re-distributions, tone production, and musical goals. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To my dear teacher Nilda Somma, who so generously shared her experience working under the guidance of Vicente Scaramuzza. To my advisor, Dr. Paul Barnes, who from the very beginning loved the topic and provided with suggestions. To my committee, whose help was invaluable. Their patience and support kept me going even when I felt overwhelmed and defeated. To my friend Dan Ahlin, who let me use his personal library and gave me ideas and suggestions throughout the entire process of writing this document. To my dear friends who dealt with me and made me feel better when I needed the most.