Composer
Muzio Clementi
Italian-born English composer, pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer
1752–1832
2 musical collections
- Born
- 1752
- Died
- 1832
- Birthplace
- Rome
- Place of death
- Evesham
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Classical
Biography
Clementi was a working pianist, teacher, publisher and piano manufacturer, and he wrote the sonatinas that half the piano-playing world learns in its third year.
The Six Sonatinas, Op. 36 are the reason he is in every catalogue. They are perfectly judged teaching material — real music, properly written, at a difficulty a student can actually reach — and they are available free. The full sonatas are a substantial body of work that Beethoven admired and almost nobody plays. Gradus ad Parnassum is the advanced study collection.
The Op. 36 sonatinas are published by everyone, and the differences are entirely in fingering and editorial marking. For a student, the edition their teacher uses is the right one; for anyone else, any urtext will do.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- pianist; conductor; composer; musicologist; music educator; music publisher; violinist; piano maker; teacher; musician; publisher
- Teachers
- Antonio Boroni
- Instruments played
- piano; pipe organ; harpsichord
- Notable works
- Gradus ad Parnassum
- Official website
- http://www.clementisociety.com/
- Birth name
- Muzio Filippo Vincenzo Franchesco Saverio Clementi
- VIAF ID
- 22326882
- ISNI
- 0000000108785621
- GND ID
- 118676423
- Library of Congress ID
- n50041431
- MusicBrainz ID
- 25f46ed2-ac8a-4428-ad09-5a3fa5162086
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, harpsichord, Organ, violin, Flute
- Genres represented
- Classical, pop, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Musical collections
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musical collection Waltzes, Op. 38 |
| Check individual editions | View collection |
| Musical collection Etudes, Op. 44 |
| Check individual editions | View collection |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 22326882. Portrait: Aleksander Orłowski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.