Classical · 1797
Sonatina in C major, 1st movement
M. ClementiOp. 36 No. 1
- Key
- C
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩=120
- AO focus
- AO2
Incipit
Form
Miniature sonata — Exposition (P → V), short Development, Recapitulation. Standard piano-grade-3 study work.
Teaching points
- P theme is a 4-bar question / 4-bar answer; the same shape returns in the recapitulation
- Alberti bass throughout the LH — drill the 1–5–3–5 pattern
- Modulation to G major at bar 8 via V/V → V