Piano — Practical study pieces
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
Topic T11