W. Moralt Zitherschule

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W. Moralt Zitherschule

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Thank you to Dr. Franz Schenk for his effort in digitizing and sharing this copy of Wilhelm Moralt's self-study method for students of the 20 - 30 stringed zither. Moralt's zither method is a rarity and is mentioned in the Handbuch der Musikalischen Literatur, published in 1852. Revised copies continued to appear for years afterwards.

http://www.zither.us/files/w.moralt-zitherschule.pdf

Reference:

Moralt, W., Neueste gründl. u. leicht fassliche theor. prakt. Zithershcule, als Leitfaden zum Selbstunterr. auf der 20 bis 30 seitigen [sic] Zither. München, Aibl.

Adolph Hofmeister, Handbuch der Musikalischen Literatur. (Leipzig, Freidrich Hofmeister, 1852) 29.
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