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1. (n.) sonata
a musical composition for solo instrument or a small number of instruments typically in three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys.
Etymology: (1685–95; < It, fem. ptp. of sonare < L sonāre to sound1; see -ate1)
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1. (noun) sonata
a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
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1. (noun) sonata
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
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1. sonata
a musical composition chiefly designed for solo instruments, especially the pianoforte, and consisting generally of three or four contrasted movements—the allegro, adagio, rondo, minuetto or scherzo; reaches its noblest expression in the sonatas of Beethoven.
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