Muzio Clementi
New Patent Clementi & Co Cheapside London (ca. 1818)
n. 11900
Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) was born in Rome but spent most of his life in England; he was one of the foremost pianists and composers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and is considered one of the founders of modern piano technique. The title “Father of the Pianoforte” was engraved on his tomb.
Clementi was also a successful music publisher and piano manufacturer; his factory was one of the most flourishing in early nineteenth-century England.
n. 11900
style: square
width: cm. 169
depth: cm. 60
height (floor to keyboard): cm. 69
compass: FF-f””
octave size: cm. 16
strings: FF-D# (bichord open-spun brass) E-d (bichord brass) d#-f”'(bichord iron)
wrest pins: flattened
bridge: continuous
action: englisch
hammer covering: leater
pedals: dampers
structure: wood
case: mahogany, 6 legs, marquetry rosewood, bronze ornaments
