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Format: Paperback
Description
Considered by some music historians to be the "father" of piano technique, Muzio Clementi (1752–1832) is also regarded by many as the first composer to achieve the fully matured piano sonata of the late Classic period. Beethoven admired Clementi's sonatas and studied them closely. Indeed, according to the New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the "dynamic extremes, propulsive figurations and octave melodies" of certain early and middle period Clementi sonatas (Op. 7, No. 3; Op. 13, No. 6) are echoed in early Beethoven sonatas of a decade later. Clementi exerted enormous influence on other pianists and composers as well, including such figures as Herz, Meyerbeer, and Dussek. Although unjustly neglected in the past, today Clementi's piano sonatas are widely admired and recorded (by Horowitz, among others) and are considered his chief musical legacy.This volume contains 10 of his finest works in the genre:Sonata in G Minor, Op. 7, No. 3Sonata in F Minor, Op. 13, No. 6Sonata in G Major, Op. 25, No. 2Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 5Sonata in D Major, Op. 25, No. 6Sonata in A Major, Op. 33, No. 1Sonata in G Major, Op. 40, No. 1Sonata in B Minor, Op. 40, No. 2Sonata in D Minor and Major, Op. 40, No. 3Sonata in G Minor, Op. 50, No. 3 ("Didoneabbandonata"; Scena tragica)For this edition, all but one of the sonatas have been reprinted from an authoritative edition originally published by C. F. Peters, Leipzig. The result is a treasury of fine keyboard music — in an attractive, high- quality volume — by an innovative and influential composer whose music continues to win new admirers. Read more
Publisher : Dover Publications (November 13, 1992)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0486273105
ISBN-13 : 05
Item Weight : 15.5 ounces
Dimensions : 9.05 x 0.53 x 11.96 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #264,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #364 in Opera & Classical Songbooks #1,062 in Piano & Keyboards #1,222 in Piano Songbooks
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