Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)
Sonatina in G, Op. 36 No. 5: I
Presto, the first movement
On the RCM Level 8 list (Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition)
- Level
- 4 of 7
- Key signature
- 1 sharp
- Time
- 4/4
- Length
- 169 bars
- Plays in
- 2 to 5 min
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 184: the middle of the speeds usually quoted for Presto. Its length counts from that.
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Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written2656 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand2648 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots1458 notes
- Right-hand melody1290 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 C4 to E6, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from B1 to G4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, triplets
- Intervals: 3rds (skips), 2nds (steps), 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, octaves
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, moving the hand to a new position
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
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