Definitions for Sonata
səˈnɑ təsonata

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sonatanoun

   a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. sonatanoun

   A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo

2. Etymology: From sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from sonare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SONATAnoun

   A tune.

   Etymology: Italian.

   He whistled a Scotch tune, and an Italian sonata. Addison.

   Could Pedro, think you, make no trial
   Of a sonata on his viol,
   Unless he had the total gut,
   Whence every string at first was cut. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sonata

   Sonata (; Italian: [soˈnaːta], pl. sonate; from Latin and Italian: sonare [archaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by suonare], "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian cantare, "to sing"), a piece sung.: 17  The term evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms until the Classical era, when it took on increasing importance. Sonata is a vague term, with varying meanings depending on the context and time period. By the early 19th century, it came to represent a principle of composing large-scale works. It was applied to most instrumental genres and regarded—alongside the fugue—as one of two fundamental methods of organizing, interpreting and analyzing concert music. Though the musical style of sonatas has changed since the Classical era, most 20th- and 21st-century sonatas still maintain the same structure. The term sonatina, pl. sonatine, the diminutive form of sonata, is often used for a short or technically easy sonata.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sonatanoun

   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

2. Etymology: [It., fr. It. & L. sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]

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1. Sonata

   Sonata, in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata, a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical era. The term took on increasing importance in the Classical period, and by the early 19th century the word came to represent a principle of composing large scale works. It was applied to most instrumental genres and regarded alongside the fugue as one of two fundamental methods of organizing, interpreting and analyzing concert music. Though the musical style of sonatas has changed since the Classical Era, most 20th- and 21st- century sonatas still maintain the same structure.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sonata

   sō-nä′ta, n. a musical composition usually of three or more movements or divisions, designed chiefly for a solo instrument.—n. Sonatina (sō-nä-tē′na), a short or simplified sonata. [It.,—L. sonāre, to sound.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Aostan

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sonata in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sonata in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Sonata in a Sentence

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   There is a moonlight note in the Moonlight Sonata; there is a thunder note in an angry sky.

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