Sonata (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Music.
  1. a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
noun
  1. an instrumental composition, usually in three or more movements, for piano alone (piano sonata) or for any other instrument with or without piano accompaniment (violin sonata, cello sonata, etc)
  2. a one-movement keyboard composition of the baroque period
Sonata (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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