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sonata form

n. Music

A form of a movement consisting of three sections, the exposition, development, and recapitulation, often followed by a coda.

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sonata form

(Classical Music) a musical structure consisting of an expanded ternary form whose three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation), followed by a coda, are characteristic of the first movement in a sonata, symphony, string quartet, concerto, etc

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sona′ta form`

a musical form comprising an exposition, a development section, and a recapitulation of the exposition.

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Translations

Sonatensatzform

φόρμα σονάτας

sonaadivorm

sonaattimuoto

forme sonatestructure sonate

szonátaforma

sónötuform

forma-sonata

ソナタ形式

sonatevorm

forma sonatowa

forma-sonata

сонатная форма

sonatna oblika

sonatform

сонатна форма

sonata form

n (Mus) → Sonatenform f

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