Carl Czerny and his piano works with consideration to his instructive literature

This bachelors thesis is focused on the famous Viennese composer, pianist and teacher with Czech ancestors, Carl Czerny. The thesis should serve not only as an informational resource for those who rightly consider Carl Czerny as one of the most significant composers of piano instructive literature in 19th century, but also for those who do not have such a good attitude towards this person. As I consider Carl Czerny to be one of the founders who formed the modern concepts of piano playing, in the thesis I accentuated his great piano works counting over 600 opus numbers with emphasis on his instructive literature. The benefit and goal of my work should be showing the personality of Carl Czerny in connection with his activities regarding composing and music-teaching, and presentment of his piano works. In one of the chapters, the reader will be briefly acquainted even with other significant authors of piano schools and piano etudes, who were among contemporaries of Czerny. Another chapter will focus on the concept of the etude and on its development especially during the 19th century. One of the most important parts of my thesis should be devoted to instructive work of Carl Czerny and should be a lead in finding a suitable instructive literature for piano students of all ages. I will present 3 complete catalogues, of solo piano works, of instructive literature and of piano works for 4, 6 and 8 hands by Carl Czerny sorted by opus number at the end of my work