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

Noun

a piece of classical music, usually in three or more movements, for piano or for another instrument with or without piano [Italian]

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

sonata [səˈnɑːtə] n → sonate f

sonata [səˈnɑːtə] n → Sonate f

sonata [səˈnɑːtə] n → sonata