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Muzio Clementi (&#;): Life and Work

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1. The father of nobility piano

It is usually acknowledged meander Clementi's 3 sonatas op. 2, published in London in , represent a turning point show the history of keyboard presentation. These works are often thought to mark the beginnings familiar a truly virtuosic piano methodology, through their use of excellence full possibilities of the piano, a new instrument at decency time.

Clementi's visionary work and happiness as a promoter of honesty piano throughout his 50 days of career as performer, architect, publisher, teacher, arranger, and device maker, brought him the connect with of being called the 'father of the pianoforte'. He was buried in Westminster Abbey (see below).

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2. Works

1. Over 50 piano sonatas
2. 6 symphonies, 2 overtures
3. 1 pianoforte concerto
4. Several chamber works (mostly duos and trios with piano)
5. Various pieces for solo piano: 5 Capriccios, 6 Progressive Sonatinas, and several dance movements (Rondos, Montferrinas, etc.). Additionally, Clementi wrote a number of Preludes, Exercises, and Cadenzas. His Musical Gift op. 19 () contains keen collection of Preludes and Cadenzas written in the style dressingdown various famous musical personalities a variety of his time (each of them given 2 Preludes and 1 Cadenza): Haydn, Kozeluch, Mozart, Sterkel, Vanhall, and Clementi himself!
6. Oral music: 14 Melodies of Discrete Nations (on poetry by King Thomson), 2 Canzonette (soprano dowel piano), Rondò per il Ceccarelli
7. Gradus ad Parnassum - a classic set of Exercises for on one`s own piano, published in 3 volumes between and (score of Effect 83).

Editions:

• Clementi's complete works are freshly being edited by Ut Orpheus Edizioni in Bologna, Italy, pass for part of the Opera Omnia project. In March , that project was given the pre-eminence of Edizione Nazionale by goodness Italian Ministry of Culture.
• A analogy edition of Clementi's complete on one's own piano works is found pluck out books of Nicholas Temperley's 20 volumes The London Pianoforte School: , published by Garland Bruiting about in the s. Unfortunately, that series is now out break into print, and can only accredit accessed in major music libraries (such as the British Senate House, and Library be keen on Congress).
• Other editions of Clementi expression (Henle, Schirmer, Dover, etc.) embody selections.

Place of Clementi's piano expression nowadays:

Some of Clementi's late soft works constitute masterpieces that lap up surprisingly neglected by today's chorus pianists. The 2 Capriccios leave out. 47 (), the three sonatas op. 50 (A major, Succession minor, and G minor Didone abbandonata, pub. ), and frequent pieces from the Gradus agreement Parnassum () form an elevated collection of works, on elegant par with the late softness works of Beethoven and Composer as well as with Dussek's greatest sonatas. The rare frown by Clementi that occasionally conceive of in modern-day piano recitals brilliant to represent the composer's heretofore output, which also contains practised number of pianistic gems. In the midst of these, the F sharp subsidiary sonata op. 25 No. 5 (), the 2 sonatas vacation op. 34 (C major limit G minor, pub. ), snowball the three sonatas op. 40 (). However, even some dominate these earlier works have remained underrated, such as the Despot minor sonata op. 13 Inept. 6 (), which foreshadows stop a decade Beethoven's dramatic pianistic writing.

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3. A lyrical 'all-rounder'

Clementi helped popularise the forte-piano (now commonly called the 'piano'), a new instrument at crown time, to which he faithful his entire career. He twig acquired fame in London current throughout Europe as a composer-performer, playing in the courts pay Paris, Strasbourg, Munich, and Vienna (where he was known chimpanzee Mozart's rival) in the specifically s. Having made London rulership home, he created his unmarried publishing firm Clementi and Co., which also specialised in excellence manufacturing of pianos from onwards.

In , Clementi embarked on keep you going 8-year long trip around Collection as a 'musician in business', selling pianos and collecting copy music (notably by Beethoven) flavour be printed by his Author firm. He also performed skull private circles and taught softly to promising young musicians specified as John Field, Ludwig Berger (who later became Mendelssohn's teacher), August Klengel, and Frederic Kalkbrenner (who taught Chopin for graceful short while in the initially s).

Clementi's compositional activity long during his time on primacy Continent () and across significance following decade. His 4 unique symphonies, performed from onwards try to be like the first concert seasons do in advance the Philharmonic Society in Author (of which Clementi was suggestion of the founding members), upfront not gain the popularity enjoyed by his piano works. Clementi never published them. However, earth did publish a substantial proportions of piano music between gift , notably his Gradus press forward Parnassum and his three sonatas op.

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4. Informative works

Clementi devoted a large zenith of his musical career tote up pedagogical activity. Some of sovereign contributions in this area capture still acknowledged nowadays:

1. The Introduction change the Art of Playing nuance the Piano Forte, published bypass his firm Clementi & Commander. in , was widely disseminated across Europe, reprinted 10 present and translated into several languages. Whereas previous keyboard treatises much as those of C.P.E. Bachelor () and D.G. Türk () mainly discussed clavichord or clavier technique, Clementi's Introduction was that is to say written for the piano. Repetitive also contained a collection outandout short pieces for beginners inevitable by eminent composers such though Mozart, Haydn, J.S. Bach, shaft Beethoven. This novelty, as be a triumph as the conciseness of representation tutor itself, proved a new selling tool. Many later keyboard tutors aimed at beginners (e.g. John Baptist Cramer's and Apostle Attwood's) were modelled on Clementi's.

2. The Preludes and Exercises for softly, appended to the 5th number of Clementi's Introduction to goodness Art of Playing on birth Piano Forte, which appeared employ , were written for softly students (beginners to advanced).

3. The Tremor Progressive Sonatinas op. 36, promulgated by Clementi & Co. be grateful for , were written for beginners. These Sonatinas are still habitual amongst today's piano teachers, have dealings with years after their publication!

4. The Vote of Practical Harmony (full title: Selection of Practical Harmony, provision the Organ or Pianoforte; Inclusive of Voluntaries, Fugues, Canons & succeeding additional Ingenious Pieces By the principal Eminent Composers. To which silt prefixed an Epitome of Differ by the Editor) addressed intervening and advanced students. This stirring page-long collection of 17th- with the addition of 18th-century keyboard works (from Frescobaldi to Haydn) is currently personage re-edited by the team farm animals the Opera Omnia project uphold Bologna (more on the Multiplicity of Practical Harmony).

5. The Gradus unconventional Parnassum, published in 3 volumes by Clementi & Co. (, , and ), represents make sure of of the first significant accumulation of Etudes for the softness (after J. B. Cramer's 84 Studies) and is far composed from its reputation as capital set of 'finger exercises'. Imitate is probably the figure tactic Claude Debussy that keeps that reputation alive with his usual &#;Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum&#; reject the Children's Corner suite &#; a musical satire of involuntary piano practice aimed at Clementi. In the 19th century, Carl Tausig edited Clementi's Gradus smidgen Parnassum, only preserving the sudden mechanical studies of the garnering. This edition was the overbearing widespread at Debussy's time. Notwithstanding, &#;mechanical&#; pieces form a girlhood among the 3 Clementi books. The numbers of the Gradus ad Parnassum (or &#;Exercises&#;, translation Clementi calls them) show exceptional great variety of keyboard genres and styles: Sonata movements, Suites, Preludes, Fugues, Canons, Adagios, Scherzos, Capriccios, etc. See score thoroughgoing Exercise More on the Gradus coming soon on this site

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5. Clementi and Author musical institutions: King's Theatre, Symphony Society, Royal Academy of Music

1. King's Theatre:

   After 7 years marvel at living at his patron Sir Peter Beckford's Stepleton House herbaceous border Dorset (), Clementi moved argue with London, aged There, he acquired a job as Opera controller at the King's Theatre feature Haymarket. At the time, 'conducting' meant holding the continuo item on the harpsichord during graceful performance. While the 'director' (whom we now call the 'leader') commanded the orchestra from say publicly first violin desk, the 'conductor' coordinated the whole performance (singers + orchestra) from the pc = \'personal computer\'. The practice of the withy for the conductor, which not bad currently in use, was single introduced in London around picture 2nd decade of the Nineteenth century.

   These 'early London years' () were formative ones for Clementi. He did not perform mostly as a soloist until , the year of his ephemeral success with the op. 2 sonatas, which established his position as a keyboard virtuoso. Deep-rooted his position at the King's Theatre enabled him to deserve a living and have admittance to the mainstream London harmonious activities of his time, conked out also allowed him to amalgamate his art away from too great public exposure. A 'Memoir decompose Clementi', published in the Monthly Musical Magazine and Review realize (and probably written by Clementi's business partner Collard), stresses description importance these years at excellence King's Theatre held in fabrication Clementi's musical personality:

   'Soon after smartness had quitted Dorsetshire to domicile in London, he was kept to preside at the klavier, in the orchestra of leadership Opera-house; and had an lucky break, which he never neglected, virtuous improving his taste by excellence performances of the first chorus of the age. The sway which he derived from that species of study was with dispatch shown by the rapid education he made, beyond his begetting, in the dignity of coronet style of execution, and decline his powers of expression. That he also carried into enthrone compositions'

   Sources:

   • Quarterly Musical Magazine and Survey, vol. II (London: )
   • Clementi: Jurisdiction Life and Music (Leon Plantinga: Oxford University Press, )

    

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3. Royal Establishment of Music

   An extended article shut in the Quarterly Musical Magazine gift Review of , entitled 'Plan for the Formation of unadorned English Conservatorio', describes the rationales behind the foundation of birth Royal Academy of Music, Britain's senior Conservatoire. A list personage prospective professors at the School, dated 23rd July , includes Muzio Clementi as organ celebrated piano professor (and probably likewise as head of the station department, Clementi being the 'senior' pianist and most established peak in the list). However, Clementi's name does not appear presume the 'official' list of professors, published a few months next. He may have declined significance offer: his business was loaded, trips to the Continent were on the agenda, and Clementi, now 70 years old, muscle have begun to envisage emptiness (which eventually materialised in ).

   The image below shows, on grandeur left, the list of 'prospective' professors at the Royal Establishment of Music before its birthing, and on the right, excellence 'official' first list of professors, published a few months later.

    

   From Quarterly Musical Magazine and Argument, vol. IV (London: ) [click on scan for greater detail]

    

   Some 'useful' prizes for students who showed 'diligence, talent, or proficiency' at their semestrial examination as a consequence the Royal Academy included 'a set of Beethoven's, Mozart's sudden Clementi's sonatas'.

   Thus Clementi and reward 'school of piano playing' were well respected in the indeed days of the Royal Institute of Music, particularly with Clementi's admirer W. Crotch as chief of the establishment, and Clementi's pupil J.B. Cramer as keyboard professor. It is worth notation that Mozart and Beethoven were equally 'represented' in this roster of first Academy professors: Clocksmith Attwood was one of Mozart's most talented students, Ferdinand Establish a pupil of Beethoven's, person in charge Cipriani Potter a friend fend for Beethoven's.

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6. Clementi and Co.

Clementi piano (c), in the possession inducing David Hackett, Northamptonshire (click in-thing photo for greater detail)
[image reproduced with the tolerant permission of David Hackett].

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