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The sonata form (also sonata-allegro form or first movement form) is a musical structure generally consisting of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation. It has been used widely since the middle of the 18th century (the early Classical period ).
In music, a sonata (/ s ə ˈ n ɑː t ə /; pl. sonate) [a] literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian cantare, "to sing"), a piece sung. [1]: 17 The term evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms until the Classical era, when it took on increasing importance.
Although various composers in the 17th century had written keyboard pieces which they entitled "Sonata", it was only in the classical era, when the piano displaced the earlier harpsichord and sonata form rose to prominence as a principle of musical composition, that the term "piano sonata" acquired a definite meaning and a characteristic form.
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283/189h (Munich, Autumn 1774) Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284/205b (Munich, February–March 1775) Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309/284b (Mannheim, November 8, 1777) Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310/300d (Paris, Summer 1778) Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K. 311/284c (Mannheim, November ...
Sonata in B-flat for Keyboard and Violin, K. 31 (1766) Sonata in D for Keyboard and Violin, K. 630 (1766, doubtful) Mature violin sonatas (1778–88)
The simplest kind of sonata rondo form is a sonata form that repeats the opening material in the tonic at the end of the exposition and recapitulation sections. [A B' A] exp [C"] dev [A B A] recap By adding in these extra appearances of A, the form reads off as AB'AC"ABA , hence the alternation of A with "other" material that characterizes the ...
The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi. [b] Although known throughout the world as the Moonlight Sonata (German: Mondscheinsonate), it was not Beethoven who named it ...
Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 7 (published 1887) (Not mentioned in the list of works linked to in the article but recorded on Troubadisc [20] and noted in published articles- Dale's in Oct. 1949 Music & Letters.) Louis Spohr. Sonata for Violin and Harp in B-flat major, Op. 16; Sonata for Violin and Harp in E-flat major, Op. 113