sonatina
Americannoun
plural
sonatinas, sonatinenoun
Etymology
Origin of sonatina
1715–25; < Italian, diminutive of sonata
Example Sentences
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He wrote his first published work, a sonatina for piano, in 1943.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2017
At eight he was good enough to master a Clementi sonatina in one day.
From Time Magazine Archive
I do a few scales, some basic review pieces, then jump full force into my sonatina recital piece.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
My sonatina needs work, so I play it again and again, going over the tricky left hand fingering of that one tough passage a zillion times.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
It’s my recital piece, Clementi’s sonatina, but it’s sure not the way it sounds when I play!
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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