Sonatina
A sonatina is a small sonata , easy to understand and easy to play; the first movement of the sonatina either has no development or only a very short development; the number of movements is usually two or three.
The first sentence
The first movement of a sonatina is usually written in the sonata main movement form , so the term development is to be understood here as an examination of the topics presented in the exposition, not as a term in the fugue composition. It is usually played quickly ( allegro or similar).
The second sentence
The second movement is slow (andante, adagio, largo). It can also be a minuet or a scherzo . If the sonatina only has two movements, it is also possible that the first movement is a slow one and the second a faster one, for example in Beethoven's Sonatina op. 49, No. 1 in G minor for piano. In this, the sonata form of the first movement is entitled Andante, followed by the second (faster) movement with a rondo: Allegro.
The third sentence
This is also often a quick sentence. It is almost always also a sonata form or a rondo .