sonata
Definition of the Italian term sonata in music:
- sonata
Language
Italian
Singular
sonata
Plural
sonate
Variant
suonata
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include sonata:
- sonata a due – sonata for two
- sonata a due con basso continuo – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
- sonata a tre – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
- sonata da camera – chamber sonata
- sonata da chiesa – church sonata
- sonata in trio – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
Musical examples
Music scores that include sonata:
- Arcangelo Corelli: 12 Violin Sonatas (1700) Page 1
- Georg Benda: 6 Harpsichord Sonatas (1757) Page 1
- Henry Purcell: Sonata in C major (1697) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Flute Sonata in E major (1741) Page 1
- Lodovico Giustini: 12 Sonate da cimbalo di piano e forte (1732) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1802) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10: No. 2 (1798‑1799) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 (1794‑1795) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 (1798) Page 1
- Pietro Yon: Organ Sonata No. 2 (1917) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to sonata:
- sonatina – short sonata