🇮🇹Muzio Clementi ： Canon ad Diapason WO11

Clementi’s Canon ad Diapason for pianoforte is a canon in which a melody is passed to another voice and proceeds through overlapping lines. Listening for the relationship between the leading and pursuing voices reveals the dialogue and tension that emerge within this concise piece. It is important to articulate each voice clearly while maintaining the sense of a single, continuous flow. Rather than exaggerating the dynamics, carefully shape the entrances of the imitative voices, and pay close attention to balance between the parts and the natural direction of the phrases. This brings out the work’s poised structure and the distinctive sonority of the canon.