The first movement of Clementi's "Sonata" is active and full of vitality. Pay attention to the contrasting effect of legato and skipping in the melody playing. In the 9th and 11th measures of the right hand, you need to pay attention to the weight transfer in the one- and five-finger playing and the four-and-five-finger finger-picking method for the octave up-jumping melody and repeated maintenance.

When playing in measures 20-21 of the right hand in decomposed octaves, keep your wrist loose and your weight rotated and adjusted. Do not play too hard. Here you need to highlight the direction of the decomposed chords of your left hand. In the 30th measure of the right hand, you should pay attention to the double-note jumps that are neat and flexible and play with a crescendo.

In the repetition and development of the theme, pay attention to the ups and downs of strength and weakness, such as sections 1-4 and sections 24-27, etc. The harmony function bass in measures 1-5 of the left hand should not be played too short. The fingertips should feel stable on the keyboard. The sound should be round and solid, with a foundation and a tendency to move.

Bars 16-19 of the left hand should be played as a melody part. Keep your fingertips firm and loose on the keyboard, maintain good hand shape, and the sound will be smooth and stretched. The music of the first movement has a childlike image, and the movement ends in a strong and positive musical tone.

Extended information

Clementi composed more than 110 piano sonatas, in addition to four hands, two pianos, variations, capriccios and other short keyboard music , his music style is pleasant and joyful, the melodies are mostly free and unrestrained, cute and innocent, lively and smooth, beautiful and full of vitality and vitality.

Clementi was the first musician to study the characteristics and functions of the piano and create music. His Opus 2 is the first true piano sonata.

Beethoven’s early piano sonatas have a direct impact on the dynamic techniques used in the work, the octave progression of the melody and the dynamic sound patterns. His collection of etudes "Art Jinliang" is the first systematic piano course, which laid the foundation of modern piano performance technology.