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Godowsky, Leopold. (1870–1938) [Clement, Ada. (1878 –1952)]. Signed Photograph to Ada Clement, Pianist & Founder of San Francisco Conservatory.
Rare signed doubleweight Apeda of NY bust portrait photograph of the Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher who was one of the most highly regarded performers of his time. Inscribed to Ada Clement, American pianist and music teacher who co-founded what would become the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Godowsky has inscribed in white ink: "To the talented and serious student of the first Master Class in San Francisco, Miss Ada Clement / Leopold Godowsky / San Francisco / Aug 23rd 1918." 7.25 x 9.25 inches; 18.3 x 23.3 cm. Light toning and wear around the edges, overall fine.
A self-taught child prodigy from what is now Lithuania, Godowsky toured Europe before becoming a renowned teacher in the United States. He was known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing, principles later propagated by his pupils, such as Heinrich Neuhaus. Ferruccio Busoni said that he and Godowsky were the only composers to have added anything of significance to keyboard writing since Franz Liszt.
Clement was born in San Francisco and studied with Mrs. John Vance Cheeney , Oscar Cushing, and Oscar Weil before moving to Europe in 1909 to take piano lessons with Josef Lhévinne and Harold Bauer. In autumn 1917, Clement with friend and lover, Lillian Hodghead, opened the Ada Clement Piano School and by 1923 the school was offering courses in a number of musical instruments and was renamed the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Clement taught and was co-director of the Conservatory until 1925 when she was succeeded by her friend, tutor and lover Ernest Bloch. When Clement died in 1952, Bloch wrote a special composition "In Memorium" for her.
Clement was born in San Francisco and studied with Mrs. John Vance Cheeney , Oscar Cushing, and Oscar Weil before moving to Europe in 1909 to take piano lessons with Josef Lhévinne and Harold Bauer. In autumn 1917, Clement with friend and lover, Lillian Hodghead, opened the Ada Clement Piano School and by 1923 the school was offering courses in a number of musical instruments and was renamed the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Clement taught and was co-director of the Conservatory until 1925 when she was succeeded by her friend, tutor and lover Ernest Bloch. When Clement died in 1952, Bloch wrote a special composition "In Memorium" for her.
Godowsky, Leopold. (1870–1938) [Clement, Ada. (1878 –1952)]. Signed Photograph to Ada Clement, Pianist & Founder of San Francisco Conservatory.
Rare signed doubleweight Apeda of NY bust portrait photograph of the Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher who was one of the most highly regarded performers of his time. Inscribed to Ada Clement, American pianist and music teacher who co-founded what would become the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Godowsky has inscribed in white ink: "To the talented and serious student of the first Master Class in San Francisco, Miss Ada Clement / Leopold Godowsky / San Francisco / Aug 23rd 1918." 7.25 x 9.25 inches; 18.3 x 23.3 cm. Light toning and wear around the edges, overall fine.
A self-taught child prodigy from what is now Lithuania, Godowsky toured Europe before becoming a renowned teacher in the United States. He was known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing, principles later propagated by his pupils, such as Heinrich Neuhaus. Ferruccio Busoni said that he and Godowsky were the only composers to have added anything of significance to keyboard writing since Franz Liszt.
Clement was born in San Francisco and studied with Mrs. John Vance Cheeney , Oscar Cushing, and Oscar Weil before moving to Europe in 1909 to take piano lessons with Josef Lhévinne and Harold Bauer. In autumn 1917, Clement with friend and lover, Lillian Hodghead, opened the Ada Clement Piano School and by 1923 the school was offering courses in a number of musical instruments and was renamed the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Clement taught and was co-director of the Conservatory until 1925 when she was succeeded by her friend, tutor and lover Ernest Bloch. When Clement died in 1952, Bloch wrote a special composition "In Memorium" for her.
Clement was born in San Francisco and studied with Mrs. John Vance Cheeney , Oscar Cushing, and Oscar Weil before moving to Europe in 1909 to take piano lessons with Josef Lhévinne and Harold Bauer. In autumn 1917, Clement with friend and lover, Lillian Hodghead, opened the Ada Clement Piano School and by 1923 the school was offering courses in a number of musical instruments and was renamed the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Clement taught and was co-director of the Conservatory until 1925 when she was succeeded by her friend, tutor and lover Ernest Bloch. When Clement died in 1952, Bloch wrote a special composition "In Memorium" for her.