Frank Marshall King (November 28, 1883May 29, 1959), was a

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pianist and pedagogue born to parents of

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heritage. Marshall was born in

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. He attended the

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and then began studying with

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. Marshall and Granados became close musical associates, and Marshall became Granados's teaching assistant at the latter's academy. When Granados died in 1916, Marshall became its director; he remained director until his death in 1959, and the institute's name was eventually changed to ''Académia Frank Marshall''. Among his pupils at the school was the composer

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. He published two pedagogic works, ''Estudio práctico sobre los pedales del piano'' (Madrid, 1919) and ''La sonoridad del piano'', which attempted to notate piano pedaling more precisely. Marshall's influence as a pianist and teacher impacted Catalan piano playing heavily; his approaches to pedaling and voicing helped refine the distinctive style of piano playing from the region. No. 3 of

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's '' Cançons i danses'' was dedicated to him. His most famous student was

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. Also the Catalan pianist Albert Attenelle, who premiered

's '' Variations on a Theme of Chopin''. Marshall died in

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in 1959, aged 75.

References

*Charles Hopkins, "Frank Marshall". ''

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'' online. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Frank 1883 births 1959 deaths Spanish classical pianists Male classical pianists Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu alumni 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century Spanish male musicians 20th-century Spanish musicians Spanish people of English descent Piano pedagogues