Didone abbandonata (Clementi)
Introduction
***Didone Abbandonata \- Piano Sonata in G, Op. 50, No.3*** is the final sonata composed by [Muzio Clementi](/wiki/Muzio_Clementi "Muzio Clementi") in 1821\. It was titled after [Metastasio](/wiki/Metastasio "Metastasio")'s often\-set opera libretto of [the same name](/wiki/Didone_abbandonata "Didone abbandonata"), and Clementi seeks to tell the tragic story of [Virgil](/wiki/Virgil "Virgil")'s heroine instrumentally. It is the only example of such a programmatic piece in the composer's oeuvre.Maurice Hinson, Wesley Roberts Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire, Fourth Edition 2013 0253010233\- Page 272 Sonata g op.50/3 “didone abbandonata” ca.1821 (Mies, Theopold—Henle 86; P. spada—b\&s 1503; cFP; K; ric). clementi's final piano sonata. The sole ex\- ample of a programmatic piece; based loosely on the operatic text of Metastasio, which relates the tragedy of dido and aeneas. Paints the series of emotions undergone by dido after her abandonment—rage, jealousy, yearning...


Why is the sonata titled after Metastasio's opera libretto?