sonata

so·na·ta  (s-nät)

n.

A composition for one or more solo instruments, one of which is usually a keyboard instrument, usually consisting of three or four independent movements varying in key, mood, and tempo.

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[Italian, from feminine past participle of sonare, to sound, from Latin sonre; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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sonata [səˈnɑːtə]

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) 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.) See also sonata form, symphony [1] concerto [1]

2. (Music / Classical Music) a one-movement keyboard composition of the baroque period

[from Italian, from sonare to sound, from Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms classical, classical music, serious music - traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste piano sonata - a sonata for piano sonatina - a short and simple sonata symphonic music, symphony - a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra movement - a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

Translations

sonata [səˈnɑːtə] N → sonata f

sonata [səˈnɑːtə] n → sonate f

sonata

n → Sonate f

sonata [səˈnɑːtə] n → sonata

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sonata [səˈnɑːtə] n → sonata