Larghetto (after Pleyel)
Muzio Clementi (1801)
Description
This is a slow-paced larghetto built on a melody by Pleyel, one of the longer, more sustained pieces in the collection at 88 seconds and 422 notes. It calls for the ability to sustain a quietly singing line over time. Ignaz Pleyel, a late-Classical composer known for gentle melodic writing, provides the source material that Clementi shaped for teaching purposes.
A piano method Clementi published in 1801, comprising 50 lessons that arrange famous Baroque and Classical works for solo piano.
Sheet Music
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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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