Author : Nils Franke, Muzio Clementi, Carl Czerny, Johann Baptist Cramer

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Author : Muzio Clementi

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The Italian pianist and composer Muzio Clementi was born four years before Mozart and outlived Beethoven by five years, making him a central figure in the Classical era. However, his influential pedagogical work "Gradus ad Parnassum" has overshadowed his esteem as an artist, something this volume of Clementi's piano sonatas aims to rectify. This selection of ten moderately to highly challenging sonatas, composed between 1768 and 1785, showcases Clementi's mastery of part-writing and counterpoint within a formal, dignified Classical style. Our carefully revised Urtext edition is based on the original 18th-century publications of these pieces.

Author : Muzio Clementi

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Muzio Clementi, born four years before Mozart and outliving Beethoven by five years, played a pivotal role in shaping the Classical era of music. Following our first volume of selected piano sonatas from 1768-85, this second volume introduces advanced pianists to eight later, more technically demanding sonatas from the second half of Clementi's creative period (1790-1805). Particularly noteworthy is the concluding Sonata in A major from Clementi's final and most acclaimed sonata collection, Opus 50. Dedicated to the renowned composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata combines poetic expression, profound earnestness, compositional artistry, and virtuosic pianism.

Author : Muzio Clementi

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Author : Muzio Clementi

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Author : Muzio Clementi

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Author : Muzio Clementi

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Muzio Clementi, one of the most renowned pianists of his era, composed fundamental pedagogical works for the piano and a total of 63 solo piano sonatas. Notably, he even engaged in a contest with Mozart and emerged victorious. Clementi's last solo piano sonata, Didone abbandonata, dates back to 1821. The sonata's subject matter - the tale of Dido, who was abandoned by Aeneas and expressed her grief through mourning, despair, and ultimately, raving madness - was exceptionally popular, inspiring countless operatic, solo, and instrumental adaptations since the 17th century. The sonata's performance instructions are as numerous as they are unconventional, symbolizing Dido's intense emotionality.

Author : Muzio Clementi

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ABRSM's 'Signature' Series, which consists of authoritative performing editions of traditional keyboard pieces compiled from authentic sources by eminent scholars, includes Clementi's Sonatinas. includes performance notes and educational introductions. Opus 37 Nos. 2, 1 & 3 and Opus 38 Nos. 1, 2 & 3 were the previous names for Opus 4.

Author : Chris Goddard

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This book enhances improvisational abilities by demonstrating the techniques employed by renowned musicians such as Nat Adderley, Miles Davis, Lou Donaldson, and Sonny Rollins, among others. It includes transcribed solos for various instruments and offers numerous useful appendices.