Was Muzio Clementi married?

He had five children, a son Carl by his wife Caroline (née Lehmann) who died soon after his birth and the others, Vincent, Caecilia, Caroline, and John Muzio with his wife Emma.

What did Mozart say about Clementi?

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.”

How old is Clementi?

80 years (1752–1832)
Muzio Clementi/Age at death

What makes a Sonatina a Sonatina?

Form. In general, a sonatina will have one or more of the following characteristics: brevity; fewer movements than the four of the late classical sonata; technical simplicity; a lighter, less serious character; and (in post-romantic music) a neo-classical style or a reference to earlier music.

Which is the first Clementi Sonatina in C major?

Clementi Sonatina in C: Backstory. I always like to talk a bit of backstory before getting into the nitty-gritty of a piece. This sonatina, op. 36 no. 1, is the first of a collection of six very famous sonatinas by Muzio Clementi.

What kind of music did Clementi write for piano?

Clementi was a big fan of pianos (even being in the business of manufacturing them), and wrote lots of music for teaching and learning on the piano. Among those are his 6 sonatinas, arranged in the book by order of difficulty.

Who was Muzio Clementi and what did he do?

Nineteenth century enthusiasts lauded Clementi as “the father of the pianoforte”, “father of modern piano technique”, and “father of Romantic pianistic virtuosity”. Op. 1, 6 Sonatas For Keyboard (E♭, G, B♭, F, A, E), dedicated to Clementi’s English patron, Sir Peter Beckford. Published in 1771.

How to play scales like Clementi Sonatina?

When you practice your scales, you might be practicing them with a slight crescendo as you move up, and a slight diminuendo as you move down. This gives the scale a lifelike, breathing quality and makes it much less robotic-sounding to play.