Muzio Clementi
Italy, 1770–1830
The 'father of the pianoforte' — virtuoso, teacher, publisher and piano manufacturer. His sonatas and the study collection Gradus ad Parnassum founded modern piano technique.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Muzio Clementi and 3 artists Muzio Clementi influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Muzio Clementi?
- Domenico Scarlatti — Scarlatti's sonatas were the young Clementi's formative study — their brilliance echoes throughout his own keyboard writing.
Which artists did Muzio Clementi influence?
- Ludwig van Beethoven — Beethoven prized Clementi's sonatas above most piano music and used them as the core of his nephew's training.
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel — Hummel studied with Clementi in London during his childhood concert tour — the foundation of his keyboard style.
- John Field — Field was Clementi's apprentice, pupil and piano demonstrator, travelling Europe with him to St Petersburg.