| Clementi's Gradus ad Parnassum is an important work in pianoforte-history. The essay makes a research on the whole 100 etudes. It represents the status of the Gradus in piano etudes-history. It also analyses the technique and piano language of the Gradus, expounding the style of cantabile and dynamic. Finally, the author set Beethoven's Sonatas as an example, expatiating the impact of the Gradus on the step-composers. |
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