sonatina

[son-uh-tee-nuh; Italian saw-nah-tee-nah]

noun, plural son·a·ti·nas, son·a·ti·ne

[son-uh-tee-ney; Italian saw-nah-tee-ne] /ˌsɒn əˈti neɪ; Italian ˌsɔ nɑˈti nɛ/. Music.

a short or simplified sonata.

Origin of sonatina

1715–25; < Italian, diminutive of sonata

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Beethoven wrote for it a Sonatina per il mandolino, dedicated to his friend Krumpholz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5
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British Dictionary definitions for sonatina

sonatina

noun

a short sonata

Word Origin for sonatina

C19: from Italian

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Word Origin and History for sonatina

short or simplified sonata, 1801, a diminutive of sonata.