Minuet (after Haydn)
Muzio Clementi (1801)
Description
This minuet is based on a Haydn melody, featuring the clear tunefulness and regular phrasing typical of the Classical style, compactly set at 41 seconds and 190 notes. With occasional ornamental touches woven into the line, it is well suited to developing the balance needed to keep the minuet's characteristic elegant lift intact.
A piano method Clementi published in 1801, comprising 50 lessons that arrange famous Baroque and Classical works for solo piano.
Sheet Music
Sheet music provided by Mutopia Project
About the Composer
Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Muzio Clementi was born in Rome and moved to England while still young, building a career in London as a pianist, composer, and instrument manufacturer. Often called the "father of the pianoforte," he wrote the study collection Gradus ad Parnassum and numerous sonatinas that remain staples of piano pedagogy. This site includes 36 of his pieces, including variations on nursery tunes and short works based on themes by Haydn and Mozart.
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