What Is a Sonatina?
Music Theory

If you’ve studied piano for a little while, chances are you’ve bumped into the word sonatina—often right before meeting Clementi, Kuhlau, or Diabelli. But what is a sonatina, exactly, and why do teachers love them…

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Learning Piano After 30 – Day 482 – “Sonatina in C Major, Op.36 No.1, 1st Movement” by Clementi
My Journey
Learning Piano After 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Lp0FC7Irg About the Piece Muzio Clementi (1752–1832) published his famous set Six Progressive Sonatinas, Op.36, in 1797. The first one—this cheerful Sonatina in C Major—is a staple of the classical teaching repertoire. Its opening movement…

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