sonatina
[son-uh-tee-nuh; Italian saw-nah-tee-nah]
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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
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Beethoven wrote for it a Sonatina per il mandolino, dedicated to his friend Krumpholz.
sonatina
noun
Word Origin for sonatina
C19: from Italian
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