The ABRSM 'Easier Piano Pieces' series features pieces chosen for their comparative lack of technical difficulty, therefore providing an excellent introduction to the music of great composers throughout history.

James Hook (1746-1827) showed his musical gifts at an early age, playing the harpsichord at the age of four and performing in public at six. He was an immensely prolific composer of entertainment music, and these 12 light-hearted and melodic sonatinas are typical of his style.

• Sonatina in A, Op. 12 No. 4
• Sonatina in Bb, Op. 12 No. 5
• Sonatina in Bb, Op. 12 No. 10
• Sonatina in C, Op. 12 No. 7
• Sonatina in C, Op. 12 No. 8
• Sonatina in D, Op. 12 No. 1
• Sonatina in D, Op. 12 No. 11
• Sonatina in E, Op. 12 No. 12
• Sonatina in Eb, Op. 12 No. 2
• Sonatina in F, Op. 12 No. 3
• Sonatina in F, Op. 12 No. 9
• Sonatina in G, Op. 12 No. 6