A Brief History of Clementi, the Underrated Innovator

[@CanelonVegano]

There are some awesome Clementi sonatas. Op 40 is REALLY good. (Especially no 2 and 3)

[@CanelonVegano]

It is a shame that he's only really know for his op 36 (great for beginners tho)

[@lydiabrindley1944]

Hes rarely ever mentioned. I always play his music to warm up my hands at the end I play his sonatas. He makes playing easy with the notes you play. You don't have to fanny about finding the notes. Beethoven held him in very high esteem

[@dorothytrent6978]

My piano teacher told me today “unless if you play piano, it’s pretty rare for people to know about clementi”

[@BeautifulDreamerK]

CLEMENTI! My favorite! I always loved playing his pieces because they were always upbeat and happy 😊

[@oniuqasaile]

WHAT??? Clementi indirectly taught my two absolute favorite composers?!!

[@Stu228]

Thank you for making this video! Clementi is often written off, but his works have had great longevity.

[@adrianscreaton6354]

They should make a film of his life,I knew nothing about him till I started playing piano at the age of 55,I did have lessons at 7 and passed my grade 1 then,but at 55 my grade 1 introduced me to Clementi and again in grade 3,I have his OP36 and am planning to be able to play all of them,they are so beautiful he was a great human being someone we should all aspire to be like,he has left behind so much to benefit us all.Adrian Thanks for this video

[@celsodimov.]

Hi from Brazil! Your channel deserves waaay more views than it has, I particularly like your history videos the most, please, keep them coming! And just for your knowledge, around 12:00, when you talk about Horowitz your picture actually points out Rubinstein!

[@PianotvNet]

+Septobus, maybe make a note of it? :)

[@DanielVega-nu6ye]

Celso Eduardo Soares Dimov Quantity vs Quality, that's the question. We are few but we are strong!

[@canman5060]

His set of 6 op.36 sonatinas is a must play and learn worldwide.

[@loganfruchtman953]

Chopin also assigned Clementi sonatas to his students and he also had similar opinions of him to Beethoven seeing his works as essential to piano students.

[@canman5060]

Mozart doesn't have good comment on Clementi. He said his music is plain 'mere mechanics' ! But his many piano works are greatly admired by Beethoven and MYSELF who is a dedicated follower of Clementi.

[@ZachBonnell]

I'm a couple years late to these videos but I love them. I guess a couple of years late is nothing compared to when all this actually took place.

[@robinlawrence2438]

Love the history! These are so fun, thanks!

[@mixertanka2539]

Most of the classical musical forms are of Italian mind. From modern opera, to the concerto, to the sonata, to the symphony, the piano, the violin and many other things, (it is no coincidence that the technical language of classical music is still Italian today, tempo, andante, staccato, allegro etc. ..). So if you want to discover the roots of most modern classical music, listen to Italian classical music...

[@canman5060]

I think Clementi great great grandson is also a piano teacher himself living in Canada.

[@classicalvintagecollector]

I can trace my piano teacher letting it back to Clementi. My piano students generally study five out of six of his sonatinas from opus 36.

[@marioescabi2529]

I really like these types of videos can you do one on paganini or Antonio Vivaldi or saint seans

[@garethbowes4161]

well 2 of those didn't write for piano at all

[@kibumlee3336]

Mario Escabi And meeee!!

[@el_choro_pistola123]

A brief story of Saint-säens is a pretty good idea

[@dracorex6876]

Thank you for making a video on Clementi's history and contributions to the piano! Many of my personal favourite sonatas by him include Op. 7, No 3, Op. 13, No. 6, Op. 24, No. 2, Op. 25, No. 5, and Op. 34, No. 2, just to name a few. They;re all a bit more technically demanding than Mozart's, but are a lot of fun to play and are highly recommended as they're not as difficult as Beethoven's sonatas. The fact that he's the first composer to compose almost exclusively for the piano makes him a forerunner of Chopin in that sense.

[@PianotvNet]

I never thought of the comparison to Chopin, thanks for your wisdom! And I'm excited to check out more of Clementi's music, since I'm less familiar with his sonatas compared to Mozart and Beethoven.

[@dracorex6876]

They aren't too hard to find. Sheetmusicplus.com is a good place to find Clementi's sonatas. Surprisingly, many of his sonatas share similarities to Haydn, which strengthens the kinship with Beethoven. Since you mentioned Ludwig Berger and John Field, it's worth noting that Clementi's sonatas gives away the influences on Mendelssohn and Chopin, and even other composers like Hummel and Brahms, so that's quite a legacy. Believe it or not, Clementi also composed a few symphonies, all of which are charming, if not as groundbreaking as Beethoven and Schubert, and one of them, known as "The Great National," has a slow movement which are variations on the British national anthem God Save The Queen, hence the nickname. They're worth listening to, so check them out when you can.

[@johnkiunke5617]

The magic flute was actually in 1791, and Op. 24 no. 4 was played at the duel, so it was probably written in 1780 or 81.

[@back2backband1]

Bingo! you are spot on sir.

[@moritzbrachmann9110]

Thanks, I thought I was wrong on the magic flutes year😂

[@sarahhallyburton7428]

Wonderful video. Thank you!🌟

[@ginasmit5559]

Great episode, thank you! A small point (12:08) you are talking about Vladimir Horowitz, but the arrow points at the picture of Arthur Rubinstein.

[@robinterkzer8128]

Wonderful !

[@samrogers9515]

Very good! Thank you!

[@MrGreencheetah]

I also love the musical history and am delirious with joy after enjoying this video!!! . . . also, I'm looking forward to some improvement with your "sprinkler" dance moves.

[@mutantbaby1672]

"Vladimir Horowitz" The arrow was pointing at Rubinstein. lol

[@rajanpiano2011]

Very informative and well presented. Thanks for everything.

[@gabrielrodriguez9413]

These videos are great!

[@thepianoplayer416]

As technical as Clementi pieces can be, many of his piano sonatinas are relatively easy to sight-read and became common student pieces. Students have varying degree of technical abilities and tend to play under-tempo. In the latter part of the 18th century, the piano was not a well developed instrument and didn't have 88 keys. His pieces may have big jumps but still limited to the # keys on the pianos at the time. When it comes to violin pieces, Clementi rarely comes up. People who learned violin or have gone to student recitals would find sonatinas by the German Friedrich Seitz more common than pieces by Clementi.

[@mannydain]

thank youuu, love your enthusiasm

[@lisakowalchuk4660]

really informative! You're so knowledgeable!

[@tomcat193]

Awesome! thanks.

[@robjus1601]

Wow thanks. Someone just asked me if I was related to him so this was very interesting.

[@rugbyjefe710]

Sampling was a thing back then apparently. Also John Field was Irish.

[@GabrieleDeiana]

Amazing! thank you :)

[@nourmousli8242]

I really love your history videos, they always remind me that I should listen more and I end up discovering new music ! I only know a few sonatas of Clementi and the only one I played is op34 n2, an amazing sonata ( Horowitz interpretation of this one makes me wanna sleep though) ,, thanks :)

[@PianotvNet]

They're my favorite videos to make! :)

[@MarsLos10]

Allysia you are awesome

[@petrahaller1454]

I loooove your channel!!!

[@KeepingOnTheWatch]

@13:36 "I really like doing these history videos..." and I really like watching these as well. I haven't started Level 1 RCM yet but I already bought all the books (hehehe... can't wait) so I checked out the list of repertoire and I'm happy to see that the second piece, 'Pyrenese Melody', is by Clementi. Also, not that it matters but if Clementi moved to England when he was 14 he likely had an English accent by the time he was a young adult. Just an interesting thought.

[@ymaysernameuay1113]

Love these vids! You've taught me so much!

[@manusmacgearailt667]

I thought John Field was Irish last time I checked, hence why there's a concert room named after him in the National Concert Hall in Dublin?

[@bikkies]

Very interesting, always amusing to hear the transatlantic pronunciation of Worcestershire. Believe it or not, it's like "wusster share". That's because here in England we like to confuse.

[@elektrofreak-andg]

That you do really well.

[@bikkies]

@@elektrofreak-andg We do indeed. It gets worse - for such a small nation we have a really diverse set of accents, colloquialisms and other quirks. I was born in Liverpool. If I travel just 30 miles in any direction I'll hit regions with differences that can take me off guard. Travel 60 miles to Yorkshire and the differences become far wider. To my English ear I can only really differentiate maybe 4 or 5 American accents such as Bronx, a fairly generic drawl that may or may not be Texan, some differences with Boston if I listen carefully, west coast, and everybody else. I'm sure there's a load of regional variation there too, but I can't detect it.

[@elektrofreak-andg]

@@bikkies Actually I think some dialects are cute. Might confuse the shit out of strangers but it adds keeps things interesting. Regarding North America, I like how some Canadians says "about", "out", "house", etc. Look up Canadian raising.

[@elektrofreak-andg]

@@bikkies I meant to say accents in my previous comment.

[@canman5060]

Without Clementi Beethoven may not be able to get the great inspiration of all the rapid running broken octaves in many of his piano sonatas.

[@arseniykunin3423]

Amazing!

[@gillesstanek335]

Years back, after hearing some of Clementi's symphonies published by Naxos, I felt at the time that they tediously lacked originality and were repetitive like a few other contempories' compositions. Yet your numerous historical testimonies provided and unwavering stamina make me feel like giving it another try, were it but to listen to Clementi's piano works. Thank you for sharing such enthusiasm!

[@PaulMelia]

John Field was Irish, not English. He moved to England, doesn't make him English.

[@HowardS185]

Great video, but Gina, I caught that mnistake too (Rubinstein vs Horowitz)

[@kanyekubrick5391]

music teaching lineage is indeed cool.

[@armhan]

When I saw "San Lorenzo" on the map I said "WHAT!?", that's near where I live O_o ...but unfortunately that's another San Lorenzo :D He was in San Lorenzo in Damaso (Rome, central Italy), the map you showed is San Lorenzo (Reggio Calabria, south of Italy). Anyway interesting video! :)

[@PianotvNet]

Oh no! I wasn't aware of that, thanks for pointing it out. I'll maybe ask the editor +Septobus to make a note of it.

[@dorothytrent6978]

I’m actually learning pieces by both clementi and Chopin

[@JoydeLeonGabriel]

i totally love clementi..! it makes me really furious to the fact he's always overlooked.

[@ChinaAl]

Yes great series. Problem is kids today are into punk rock and rap. GOD I hate rap!

[@SJohnEastwood]

Didn't his piano company merge with Collard, later to become Collard & Collard? I have this in the back of my mind. I like Clementi's music and listen to it quite frequently.

[@f.gornandt8701]

Hey, thanks for this Video. I'm not sure, if your sources are right. The Magic Flute was published 1791. And I don't think, that he wrote the Ouverture 11 years before, even with the fact, that the libretto includes ideas of works around 1785 - 1788.

[@Digibeatle09]

Excellent video - but please note John Field was an Irishman - not an Englishman !

[@jimjohn2652]

9:22 Christ, that got me unguarded

[@HardluckHutch]

Can you do one on Salieri?

[@booduh11811]

I love your videos!!!! But your arrow @ 12:08 doesn't look like Horowitz, it looks like Artur Rubinstein

[@Dreymonn]

When are we starting Grade 4 piano?

[@UniversalDirp]

clementi is childhood so is kuhlau, czerny, and burgmuller

[@walkaboutarts]

yoyoyo!! awesome and informative video. I love your channel, especially all the pictures and funny captions :) but afaik the magic flute was composed in 1791 - or did Mozart compose the overture 11 years earlier? anyway, keep those videos coming. best wishes from Vienna

[@mfernandez5743]

Mozart usually composed overtures at the end

[@eatlom]

Great video!! Could you do a brief history of Liszt? :)

[@PianotvNet]

It'll happen this year!

[@mfernandez5743]

There is no evidence Mozart used Clementi’s sonata. The Magic Flute was composed in 1791 not 1780. John Field was Irish not English.

[@920Marko]

You should do a brief history of Sergei Rachmaninoff please❤️

[@Joeyboiification]

Warchestershire? Never heard of that county before

[@lordbyrondj]

Think sheeant Worcestershire

[@memedreams8558]

Could you do a brief history on Mendelssohn or Saint-Saëns?

[@DanielVega-nu6ye]

A brief history of A. Kerney, please.

[@TheInternetFan]

2:13 S. Lorenzo in Damaso as you correctly say is a basilica in Rome, so how come you're then pointing at a place in Calabria, in Southern Italy? Old Indro Montanelli was right when he wrote: "Americans know the Pope is in Rome. They just don't know where Rome is." 😂

[@janettehorton7885]

Janette Horton

[@misssarahashplant31]

I've heard a few of his pieces but I'm not overly familiar with his music.

[@jasondoyle7202]

Can you do something on John Field? If you can :)

[@Opoczynski]

Love your programs. But, please, try to learn pronunciation of foreign names, like Leipzig =Laiptzig. I'll be happy to be your tutor, free.

[@mhaxen4081]

Request: A Brief History of Georges Bizet Great video btw :)

[@garethbowes4161]

did he write for piano?

[@mhaxen4081]

Aye. Here's a list of his piano works: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Georges_Bizet#Works_for_piano

[@mhaxen4081]

But he's most famous for his operas.

[@garethbowes4161]

It doesn't seem like his piano output was important enough to get a video out of.

[@Kcire17]

I am trying Fantaisie Impromptu, but I'm having a little trouble with 3 vs 4 on hands coordination, could you give me any advice? (PD; I love your videos :D)

[@392023001]

117progamer few options, try one hand at a time and then putting both hands together or try very slow and get the right rhythm, notes in the right place and slowly speedup. also you can try 3v2 first and then just double your right hand notes...

[@PianotvNet]

We addressed polyrhythm as one of the topics in this Q&A: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6SriZqsltyJosk Hope that helps!

[@Kcire17]

thaaaaaaaanx a lot

[@Kcire17]

ill try that. thnx :)

[@roastedlion1]

can you do a video about Johann Strauss Jr.

[@joyliu9527]

1:30

[@bettanies5864]

first like and comment! great video- I can already tell!

[@telephilia]

Who listens to Clementi? Not many. You might have to learn one of Sonata/Sonatinas as a student. Beyond that, he is almost never played.

[@magisterparsons]

Parnassus was sacred to Apollo, the god of music.

[@piano1937]

Brief history of Scriabin pls

[@jgrab1]

"Mee-yuu-zee-oh?"

[@MarsLos10]

Wow, not even mentioned his love life, like she did with other composers. Didn't he get married? Or this is something lost in history so we're not sure?

[@MarcelloSevero]

You said San Lorenzo, Rome, and then proceeded to zoom in on Calabria…

[@chrissinger24]

Con tab bee lee

[@richardnineteenfortyone7542]

John Field not "English". He was IRISH !

[@Gguy061]

Leopold Kozeluch is an under-rated master who is less well known than Clementi. I would argue his sonatas are of a much better quality, especially the minor key ones. Both he and Edelmann wrote amazingly expressive minor key sonatas in the 1780s/90s that hint strongly towards Romanticism! They both deserve videos more than Clementi does!

[@communismwithgiggles2515]

I thought Bartolomeo Cristofi was father of the piano

[@gerardgag]

Hes its creator

[@Opoczynski]

Bartolomeo Cristofori, I believe.

[@emiliyk4747]

Did he have a wife or kids?

[@garethbowes4161]

John Field was Irish not English ;)

[@garethbowes4161]

someone has trouble using Google.

[@ustadspencertracy7195]

Briton*

[@SteveHacker]

I don’t understand why there is SO MUCH mispronunciation on this channel; not just of names and places, but just basic English language words. Is English the second language here? I hear no accent, so I’m at a loss for understanding this...

[@ilmaurizetazetaerre]

actually it's pronounced Moot-seeo 8-)

[@joserobertodossantosvieira2320]

HATE 99!!!

[@vaslav4171]

We hate him... If you study piano.