The present volume aims to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Muzio Clementi (Rome, 1752 - Evesham, 1832) by collecting the most recent research of the leading international experts on the life and work of the Italo-English composer.

Wishing to give this miscellaneous volume the structure of a heterogeneous, yet unified, journey through Clementi’s world, the editors have decided to group the separate contributions into thematic sections, to help guide the reader within the wide s...