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Muzio Clementi: Gradus ad Parnassum
The Latin phrase Gradus ad Parnassum, meaning “Steps to Parnassus”, has often been used to refer to various books of instruction in literature, music, or the arts in general.
In Greek Mythology, Mount Parnassus was the home of the Muses – the nine goddesses of the arts. Clementi’s Gradus comprises 100 pieces published in three volumes (1817, 1819, and 1826).
In its original form, it includes a great variety of pieces, intended to tap all of a player’s musical resources – miniature sonatas, fugues, fantasias etc. In the late 1850s, Liszt’s pupil Carl Tausig prepared and eventually published an new edition of the work, mostly including the purely technical exercises. These were parodied by Debussy in “Doktor Gradus ad Parnassum” from Children’s Corner.
Sheet Music Downloads:
| Title | Key | Published | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study no 2 | F Major | 1817 | Study | 7 |
| Study no 3 | F Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 5 | B-flat Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 7 | D Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 9 | A Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 12 | C Major | 1817 | Study | 7 |
| Study no 16 | C Major | 1817 | Study | 6 |
| Study no 17 | C Major | 1817 | Study | 7 |
| Study no 19 | A Minor | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 21 | E-flat Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 22 | A-flat Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 23 | C Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 24 | F-sharp Minor | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 27 | B Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 28 | B Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 30 | E Minor | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 31 | C Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 34 | A Minor | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 36 | A Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 44 | F Minor | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 47 | B-flat Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 50 | G Major | 1817 | Study | 7 |
| Study no 63 | E-flat Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 65 | F Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 76 | E Major | 1817 | Study | 8+ |
| Study no 77 | G Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 78 | G Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 87 | D Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
| Study no 95 | C Major | 1817 | Study | 8 |
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