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Clementi

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[kluh-men-tee, kle-men-tee] / kləˈmɛn ti, klɛˈmɛn ti /

noun

  1. Muzio 1752–1832, Italian pianist and composer in England.


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Soon after, he began an apprenticeship in London with the composer Muzio Clementi that lasted 10 years and required that Field demonstrate pianos for his teacher’s side business as an instrument maker and retailer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

"This significant advancement lays the groundwork for future technologies, some of which are yet to be conceived," notes Clementi.

From Science Daily Dec. 8, 2023

It even took him to Washington in the summer of 1934 to research and reproduce manuscripts by Vivaldi and other masters of the Italian Baroque like Luigi Boccherini and Muzio Clementi.

From Washington Post Oct. 28, 2022

BBC chairman Sir David Clementi said he had "seen no evidence we are paying anyone above the market rate", adding: "What I've seen suggests the opposite."

From BBC Sep. 19, 2019

I guess kids born back in 1752 in Italy had nothing else to do but learn piano and organ, so Clementi started when he was six.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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