Muzio Clementi - Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44 No. 74
ID 5506 · Clementi, Muzio · Piano · Level 7 · Points 52250
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First published: 2026-09-18T17:02:51+00:00. Completeness: unknown.Clementi's Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44 No. 74, is a Moderato fugue with two subjects. Its steady pace allows repeated-note ideas, winding lines, and sustained inner voices to remain distinct within an increasingly full texture. The upper voice opens alone with a firm note followed by repeated pitches. A lower voice joins, and the musical ideas move among the registers as the texture fills out. Flowing sequences connect the recurring entries, while chromatic turns and accented notes sharpen the harmonic tension. Later passages bring thicker paired-note writing into the dialogue, then gradually broaden toward the final cadence. The close gathers the separate lines into a sustained chord over a low bass. An interesting fact is stated in the heading itself: Fuga a due soggetti identifies this as a two-subject fugue, giving the movement more than one principal idea to combine and exchange.
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