Czer·ny (ch?r?n?), Karl 1791-1857. Austrian pianist and composer. A student of Beethoven and the teacher of Liszt, he wrote several volumes of piano exercises that remain in wide use.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Czerny (German ?t??rni) n (Biography) Karl (karl). 1791?1857, Austrian pianist, composer, and teacher, noted for his studiesCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Czer?ny (?t??r ni) n. Carl, 1791?1857, Austrian pianist and composer. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.