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Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)

Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2: I

Allegretto, the first movement

In Piano studies

Level
3 of 7
Key signature
1 sharp
Time
2/4
Length
119 bars
Plays in
1 to 3 min

No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 116: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Allegretto. Its length counts from that.

Practise it

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The opening bars of Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 2: I
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written1108 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand1084 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots758 notes
  • Right-hand melody640 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from D4 to D6, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from D2 to F4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), octaves, 4ths, 6ths, 5ths
  • Chords: inverted triads
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns

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Score typed for Clefsight from G. Schirmer, New York, 1904, ed. Louis Köhler, plate 17134 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Muzio Clementi died in 1832. Credits