The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SONATINA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SONATINA
- Work from 16 as nation developed
- A nation’s diverse composition
- A pianist without piano, I changed round on short composition
- Anna is to play short composition
- Boy with a time at home given a piece to play
- A nation's giddy musical work
- Bearing working at home with a bit of light music
- A nation's going crazy, making short work of composer
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What does SONATINA mean?
SONATINA noun- A musical composition resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler.