"The object of this work is to furnish the beginners with as easy an introduction as possible to the art of playing the pianoforte. It is intended for children, even of the tenderest age, and the progression has therefore been made as gradual as was possible within the limits of the work. From this it will be clear that an exhaustive treatment of all the difficulties, ornaments, etc., does not lie within the scope of this school, which is not meant to be more than an elementary instruction to fu...