Muzio Clementi - Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44 No. 45
ID 5493 · Clementi, Muzio · Piano · Level 6 · Points 35112
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First published: 2026-09-18T16:58:52+00:00. Completeness: unknown.Clementi's Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44 No. 45, pairs a melancholy slow introduction with an animated fugue. The change from Andante Melancolico to Allegro Moderato turns an inward conversation into a closely woven exchange of musical ideas. The introduction moves through sustained harmonies, chromatic turns, and gently overlapping lines before pausing on a fermata. The fugue begins with a compact upper-voice idea; successive entries build a fuller texture around its paired notes and flowing continuation. Running figures pass between registers while longer notes hold the other voices in place. Accents and increasingly active exchanges give the middle passages urgency, but the closing phrases gradually diminish and slow into a quiet held chord. An interesting detail appears in the edition's introductory note: it identifies the fugue as a work published in Paris in 1780, returning here with numerous revisions by Clementi.
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