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sonata

[ UK /sənˈɑːtɐ/ ]
[ US /səˈnɑtə/ ]
NOUN
  1. a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

How To Use sonata In A Sentence

  • Through the wall he was continually listening to the Bach G minor unaccompanied violin sonata.
  • Two examples, from her impressive "Transformation" disc, are the pianist's soulful performance of Domenico Scarlatti's Sonata in F Minor and her sprightly, exceptionally characterful transversal of Igor Stravinsky's Three Movements From "Petrushka," a transcription based on his ballet score. The Fast and the Serious
  • The result is that this sonata sounds less like juvenilia than it usually does.
  • The three sonatas are the creative backbone, each not so very much less challenging to the listener than to the player this one well in command! Times, Sunday Times
  • He put a Beethoven violin sonata on the turntable. Seminary Boy
  • The composer himself remarked on its innovation: a ‘sonata written in a concertante manner, almost like a concerto.’
  • Indeed, the Sonata in G essentially transcribes an earlier work for two flutes and continuo.
  • Every note he wrote will be played, from the familiar string quartets, piano concertos, violin sonatas and symphonies to more obscure compositions, such as his 100 folk songs and cantatas.
  • Like sonata form it is not a rigid formula, and therefore the scheme illustrated can be taken as only a rough guide to its general features.
  • Ai hasta seel up caek bery titely heer oar Sonata-kitteh finks wuz baekeded jest fur hur oan purry self. Bugsy’s philosophy - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
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