Muzio Clementi: The Father of the pianoforte Muzio Clementi was born on January 24 1752 in Rome,Italy as the eldest of seven. His parents were Nicolo Clementi and Magdalena Kaiser. He was consider to be a child prodigy, at the age of nine he was appointed as an organist and at 12 created an oratorio. Until Clementi was 21, he lived in England with a wealthy Englishman, Sir Peter Beckford to learn the harpsichord, those seven years of his life created the great man he later became. In 1774, Clementi
Dmitri Shostakovich, a 20th century Russian composer and pianist, once said, “A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one." Is this why composers can compose many pieces in such a short life span? Take Claude Debussy for example. He composed 141 pieces even though he only lived for 56 years. And what about the great Ludwig van Beethoven? He composed 138 pieces although he only lived for 56 years and despite the fact that he began to lose his
Romanticism is the movement in the arts and literature emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. This idea originated in the late 18th century, featuring composers such as Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, and Frederic Chopin. In the current 21st century, original classical-styled composition is difficult to discover. These days, unique instrumental music is found movie scores and soundtracks. Some renowned film score composers include Hans Zimmer