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Why is it called impressionism? The thing is, impressionist artists were not trying to paint a reflection of real life, but an ‘impression’ of what the person, light, atmosphere, object or landscape looked like to them. And that’s why they were called impressionists!
Clementi’s influence extended well into the 19th century, with composers using his sonatas as models for their keyboard compositions.
First of all – basic details. Clementi was born in 1752 (two years after Bach’s death), and lived until 1832 to the respectable age of 80. He was originally born in Rome, Italy, but spent the majority of his life in England, particularly London.
Muzio Clementi was born in Rome, Italy and was educated in Italy, initially by his father. He was taken to England in 1766 by a wealthy English traveler who had heard his organ playing and recognized his talent. There he studied music for seven years while living at his patron’s estate.
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Clementi’s chief claims to fame are his long series of piano sonatas, many of which have been revived, and his celebrated studies for piano, the Gradus ad Parnassum (1817; “Steps Toward Parnassus”).
Mozart was not nearly so kind to Clementi. A couple of weeks after the duel, Mozart wrote: “Clementi doesn’t have a Kreutzer’s worth of taste or feeling – in a word, [he is] a mere mechanic.”
Stage and public performances were also something that he did along with teaching exceptional future talents like Ludwig Berger, John Field, among others. Some of these students went on to teach legendary composers. Clementi was responsible for about 110 piano sonatas in all.
What he produces, however, pleases the Emperor. On Christmas Eve 1781 Emperor Joseph II summoned Mozart to a piano contest with the Italian composer Muzio Clementi. Mozart won the contest and the emperor, who had bet on Mozart, thereby won his wager with a Russian princess.
small sonata
This sonatina has three movements and is at a Grade 3 RCM level.
Sonatina, in music, a shorter and often lighter form of the sonata, usually in three short movements (i.e., independent sections).