Piano Sonatas, Op. 26

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Piano Sonatas, Op. 26 is a set of keyboard sonatas by Muzio Clementi that exemplifies his influential Classical-era style and technical innovation for the piano.

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Piano Sonatas, Op. 26 canonical 1

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instanceOf musical work ⓘ
set of piano sonatas ⓘ
associatedPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
associatedWith virtuoso pianist-composers of the Classical era ⓘ
catalogueStatus part of Clementi’s numbered piano sonatas ⓘ
composer Muzio Clementi ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo unknown ⓘ
educationalUse advanced piano pedagogy ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
exemplifies Classical-era style ⓘ
form sonata form in several movements ⓘ
genre Classical-era piano music ⓘ
hasCreatorRole composer ⓘ
hasPart piano sonata in B minor (Op. 26, No. 4) ⓘ
piano sonata in B-flat major (Op. 26, No. 3) ⓘ
piano sonata in C major (Op. 26, No. 1) ⓘ
piano sonata in F major (Op. 26, No. 2) ⓘ
historicalSignificance illustrates transition in keyboard writing from harpsichord to piano ⓘ
influenced development of piano technique ⓘ
influencedBy Joseph Haydn ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
intendedInstrument fortepiano ⓘ
keyOfPart B minor ⓘ
B-flat major ⓘ
C major ⓘ
F major ⓘ
language music notation ⓘ
movementType Adagio ⓘ
Allegro ⓘ
Finale ⓘ
Minuet or Scherzo ⓘ
notableFor technical innovation for the piano ⓘ
numberOfWorks 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 26 ⓘ
performanceMedium solo recital ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
primaryKeySignatureGroup major and minor keys ⓘ
publisher Clementi & Co. ⓘ
recordedIn numerous modern piano recordings ⓘ
style galant and early Classical idiom ⓘ
virtuosic keyboard writing ⓘ
tonalSystem common-practice tonality ⓘ
typicalStructure multi-movement sonata form ⓘ
workSeries Clementi piano sonatas ⓘ

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Muzio Clementi → notableWork → Piano Sonatas, Op. 26 ⓘ