Description:
“Benda - Sonatina No. 11” is classified as a Level 5 Piano work worth 13,800 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system. It is categorized under Composers → Benda, Georg and is part of the Classical collection. The sheet music for “Benda - Sonatina No. 11” provided on this website is available for non-commercial use. This means it may be downloaded, printed, studied, and performed for personal or educational purposes, but it may not be sold, redistributed commercially, or used as part of a paid product without permission.
“Benda - Sonatina No. 11” is a short Classical keyboard piece in C major and 3/4 time. Although the title says Sonatina, the score is built as a Menuet followed by a Variazione. The music uses clear dance phrases, repeated sections, simple left-hand support, slurred right-hand motion, small ornaments, dynamic contrast, and a more active variation after the opening minuet.
Measures 1–8 form the first half of the Menuet. The right hand presents the main dance idea with a mostly stepwise melody, while the left hand supports it with simple bass notes and short rests. Measures 5–8 add a rising melodic figure and a short cadential ending before the repeat sign.
Measures 9–16 form the second half of the Menuet. This section begins with the same strong dance character, then shifts briefly to a softer phrase in measures 11–12. Measures 13–16 return to a fuller texture, with more motion between the hands and a small ornament near the final cadence.
Measures 17–25 begin the Variazione. The opening minuet material is changed into a more flowing pattern, with steady eighth-note motion in the right hand and simple left-hand support. Measures 20–22 add stronger chordal accents and a rising scale-like figure, giving the variation more energy than the original Menuet.
Measures 26–28 begin the second half of the variation with a quieter texture. The right hand continues the decorated melodic line while the left hand moves in a smoother supporting pattern underneath.
Measures 29–32 close the piece with the most active writing. The right hand uses faster repeated-note and scale-like motion while the left hand adds a steady accompaniment. The final measures bring the variation to a clear cadence and repeat sign.
Interesting fact: IMSLP lists Benda’s 34 Keyboard Sonatinas as a collection by Georg Benda. For No. 11, it notes that the piece is actually a Menuetto in C major from Sammlung Part 2, even though some editions label it as a sonatina.
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