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Webster 1913 Edition


Sonata

So-na′ta

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Noun.
[It., fr. It. & L.
sonare
to sound. See
Sound
a noise.]
(Mus.)
An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements;
as, Beethoven’s
sonatas
for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc.
☞ The same general structure prevails in symphonies, instrumental trios, quartets, etc., and even in classical concertos. The sonata form, distinctively, characterizes the quick opening movement, which may have a short, slow introduction; the second, or slow, movement is either in the song or variation form; third comes the playful minuet or the more modern scherzo; then the quick finale in the rondo form. But both form and order are sometimes exceptional.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sonata

SON'ATA

,
Noun.
A tune intended for an instrument only, as cantata is for the voice.

Definition 2024


sónata

sónata

See also: sonata, sonáta, and sonată

Icelandic

Noun

sónata f (genitive singular sónötu, nominative plural sónötur)

  1. (music) sonata

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