Encyclopedia > Muzio Clementi

Article Content

Muzio Clementi

Muzio Clementi 1752, Rome - 1832, Evesham (England). Classical composer, and acknowledged as the first to write specifically for the piano.

Best known for his collection of piano studies, Gradus ad Parnassum, to which Debussy's piece Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum makes playful allusion.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Battle Creek, Michigan

... are made up of individuals and 12.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 3.04. In ...