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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.



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