sonata form

noun

a musical form comprising an exposition, in which the main theme or themes are stated, a development section, a recapitulation of the material in the exposition, and, usually, a coda.

Origin of sonata form

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby sonata form

sonar, sonarman, sonata, sonata da camera, sonata da chiesa, sonata form, sonata-rondo, sonatina, soncogene, sondage, sonde

Example sentences from the Web for sonata form

Two graceful Minuets (the second taking the place of a Trio) follow, and the third movement is an Allegro in sonata-form.

The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock
Sonata-form, as will be shown later on, has been evolved from old binary form.

The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock
As for the structure, Schumann clings too closely to the Sonata-form.

Music: An Art and a Language |Walter Raymond Spalding
This work consists of one movement (Allegro) in sonata-form.

The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock

Beginning with Beethoven, however, composers began to exhibit great freedom in the application of the Sonata-Form.

Music: An Art and a Language |Walter Raymond Spalding

British Dictionary definitions for sonata form

sonata form

noun

a musical structure consisting of an expanded ternary form whose three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation), followed by a coda, are characteristic of the first movement in a sonata, symphony, string quartet, concerto, etc

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