Sonatas - Sonata, Sonata Form, List of Violin Sonatas, List of Solo Keyboard Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, History of Sonata Form (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Sonata, Sonata form, List of violin sonatas, List of solo keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, History of sonata form, Sonata Theory, List of sonatas, Piano sonata, Cello sonata, Viola sonata, Organ Sonatas, Op. 65, Criticism and sonata form, Sonata rondo form, Exposition, Flute sonata, Bassoon sonata, Sonatina, Trio sonata, Secondary development, Grand Duo, Musical development, Clarinet sonata, Three-key exposition, Recapitulation, Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sonata da camera, Sonata da chiesa, Sonate champetre, Church Sonata No. 1, Sonata Undine, Sonata cycle, Sonata for guitar, op. 47, Church Sonata No. 2. Excerpt: Sonata form is a musical form that has been used widely since the early Classical period. While it is typically used in the first movement of multimovement pieces, it is sometimes employed in subsequent movements as well. Study of the sonata form in music theory rests on a standard definition and a series of hypotheses about the underlying reasons for the durability and variety of the form. It consists of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation. The standard definition focuses on the thematic and harmonic organization of tonal materials that are presented in an exposition, elaborated and contrasted in a development and then resolved harmonically and thematically in a recapitulation. In addition, the standard definition recognizes that an introduction and a coda may be present. Each of the sections is often further divided or characterized by the particular means by which it accomplishes its function in the form. Since its establishment, the sonata form became the most common form in the first movement of works entitled "sonata," as well as other long works of classical music, including the symphony, concerto, string quartet, and so on. In accordance, there i...