sonatina

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Music.

, plural son·a·ti·nas, son·a·ti·ne [son-, uh, -, tee, -ney, saw-nah-, tee, -ne].

sonatina

/ ˌsɒnəˈtiːnə /

1715–25; < Italian, diminutive of sonata

C19: from Italian

Beethoven wrote for it a Sonatina per il mandolino, dedicated to his friend Krumpholz.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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