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Clementi, Muzio 1752-1832
Italian pianist and composer

Born in Rome, he was taken to England in 1766 by Peter Beckford, MP. He conducted the Italian Opera in London (1777-80), went on tour to Paris and Vienna, and later went into the piano-manufacturing business. In 1817 he wrote the Gradus ad Parnassum ('Steps to Parnassus'), on which subsequent piano methods have been based, and he left many charming and tuneful pieces.