Muzio Clementi is acknowledged as one of the first true celebrated virtuosos of the Piano. A prolific composer and esteemed Piano teacher, Clementi´s music and playing would influence Beethoven, Mozart and many other musicians.Composing over 100 Piano Sonatas, his work helped define the Sonata-Allegro form and its internal, three-part structure of exposition, development and recapitulation - a form that remains a vital part of composition and musicteaching today. There are echoes of Clementi´s melodies in both Beethoven´s 3rd Symphony ´Eroica´ Mozart´s The Magic Flute, and the composer´s melodic invention provides a significant bridge between the Classical andRomantic eras.
This authoritative volume, part of Schirmer´s Library Of Musical Classics, features 6 Sonatinas and 18 Sonatas by Clementi for the Piano, edited by Giuseppe Buonamici and Louis Kohler.