sonata form
Noun
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Noun
sonata form (uncountable)
- (music) A form of classical music consisting of a single movement divided into three main sections, namely - the exposition (introducing thematic material in the tonic and then usually the dominant key), development (manipulating the theme in different keys) and recapitulation (returning to the tonic), sometimes followed by a coda
- French: structure sonate, forme sonate
- German: Sonatensatzform
- Italian: forma-sonata
- Portuguese: forma-sonata
- Russian: сона́тная фо́рма
- Spanish: forma sonata
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