Muzio Clementi was a pianist, composer, piano teacher and manufacturer. I think it was a good move to combine these two things – you teach someone to play and then unobtrusively sell them an instrument. The maneuver proved its effectiveness, and Clementi died rich.
Clementi is considered father of modern piano technique, but he has more children – he is credited for creating the classical form of piano sonata, for example. Clementi influenced Beethoven and even Mozart (despite the latter didn’t especially like him and never hesitated to let somebody hear that he considers Clementi a charlatan who declares to play in one tempo but actually plays slower). However, Mozart used tune that he borrowed from Clementi in one of his pieces – and this means more than backbiting and aversion.
Clementi's Sonatina in C Major is available for download here: Sonatina in C Major, Op.36 No.3.
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