Among his sixty sonatas is the illustrative Dido Forsaken. As a young prodigy in Rome he earned the notice of Peter Beckford, cousin of William, who brought him back to Dorset.
Among his sixty sonatas is the illustrative Dido Forsaken. As a young prodigy in Rome he earned the notice of Peter Beckford, cousin of William, who brought him back to Dorset. Long associated with Longman & Broderip, in London he taught Giacomo Meyerbeer and John Field while in Vienna he played before court in competition against Mozart. For 10 points, name this "father of the piano" and composer of Gradus ad Parnassum.
Among his sixty sonatas is the illustrative Dido Forsaken. As a young prodigy in Rome he earned the notice of Peter Beckford, cousin of William, who brought him back to Dorset.
Muzio {Clementi}