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Published by FJH or Faber. Of the three sonatinas written by Beethoven, the Sonatina in G is the most accessible, appealing, and successful. It is a light-hearted, two-movement sonatina which remains almost entirely in the key of G. The B section of the second movement opens in the dominant key of D, providing harmonic motion coupled with beautiful melodic motion in the right hand. Beethoven's craftmanship is evident in the coda to this movement. Here the opening motif is used to settle expressively on the E-minor chord (measure 31), recalling the E-minor harmony of the third measure. This provides structural balance and harmonic interest. The pianist can accentuate this movement by playing this first phrase of the coda softly and unhurriedly.
