Felice Togni
Filitz Charles Antonius "Felice" Togni was a Dutch violinist and violin pedagogue.
Life
Togni was the eldest son of Anton Albertus Felix Simonius Togni and Anna Maria Hubertina de France, who lived in Koningsplein. In 1901, he, himself married Maria Bertha Helene Kretzschmar from Essen.Education
His initial violin teacher was André van Riemsdijk, a graduate of the Liège Conservatory and student of virtuoso Hubert Léonard. Togni later studied with Richter, Kramer, Timmner and Willem Kes.Togni played first violin in the Concertgebouw Orchestra, later becoming leader of the second violins.
In 1914 he became head teacher of the Conservatory of Music for the Promotion of Music in Amsterdam. Among his more notable students were Sem Dresden,,,,,,, and Emmy Wegener. He also taught Leon Sametini, who went on to become a virtuoso violinist and composer.
As an experienced violin teacher, Togni wrote a series of 3 books of scalic exercises and chordal method which were published by Messrs. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, under the title The Development of the Left Hand.
Works
- 12 Caprices for Violin – Pierre Rode /
- 24 Caprices for Violin – Pierre Rode / – Leipzig
- 24 Studies for Violin – Pierre Gaviniès / Studies for the Violin forming 36 Caprices – Federigo Fiorillo /
- Cavatine for Violin with Piano accomp., Op. 85 No. 3 – Joachim Raff
- Six Sonatinas for Pianoforte and Violin, Op. 20 – Jan Ladislav Dussek De Ontwikkelingsgang der Vioolspel- en Vioolbouwkunst, 1924 De Eerste Ontwikkeling van de Techniek der Linkerhand
- ''Le Mecanisme de la Double-Corde du Violon''