Sonatinas for Piano – Volume II: Classic (Henle HN 340)

Through the amiable genre of the sonatina, generations of piano pupils have slowly and cautiously approached its “big sister”, the sonata. With the aid of our three-volume selection of sonatinas from two centuries, intermediate piano pupils large and small can undertake an excursion through the development of piano music from the early 18th to the end of the 19th century. This second volume contains 21 sonatinas from the classical period by composers such as Clementi, Diabelli, Haydn, Kuhlau and Pleyel. Rhythmic elegance and melodic charm on the one hand, and Alberti basses and sometimes simple melodic structures on the other, are typical of the sonatinas of this era. Our collection offers a representative selection. Simple pieces at the beginning provide a way in; then the sonatinas follow in chronological order. A large body of literature for piano lessons!

Editor: Ernst Herttrich
Format: Henle Urtext Edition, softcover
Pages: 104
Henle number: HN 340

Contents

• Domenico Cimarosa 2 Piano Sonatinas B flat major
• Domenico Cimarosa Piano Sonatina g minor
• Muzio Clementi Piano Sonatina F major op. 36,4
• Muzio Clementi Piano Sonatina D major op. 36,6
• Anton Diabelli Piano Sonatina D major op. 168,5
• Anton Eberl Piano Sonatina C major
• Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata E major Hob. XVI:13
• Franz Anton Hoffmeister Piano Sonatina E flat major
• James Hook Piano Sonatina D major op. 12,11
• James Hook Piano Sonatina E major op. 12,12
• Friedrich Kuhlau Piano Sonatina A major op. 60,2
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Twelve Easy sonatinas for the Piano-Forte C major
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Twelve Easy sonatinas for the Piano-Forte E major
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Drei leichte Clavier Sonaten G major
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Drei leichte Clavier Sonaten a minor
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Drei leichte Clavier Sonaten F major
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Twelve Easy sonatinas for the Piano-Forte G major
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Twelve Easy sonatinas for the Piano-Forte B flat major
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Twelve Easy sonatinas for the Piano-Forte a minor
• Ignaz Pleyel Piano Sonatina from Twelve Easy sonatinas for the Piano-Forte A major