Definition of Sonata Form in English :

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Meaning of Sonata Form in English

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Sonata Form

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Noun

1. sonata form

a musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony

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Sonata Form

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noun
a musical structure consisting of an expanded ternary form whose three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation), followed by a coda, are characteristic of the first movement in a sonata, symphony, string quartet, concerto, etc

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Sonata Form

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a type of musical composition, often serving as the first movement of a sonata or symphony, consisting of an exposition which contrasts two distinct keys, followed by a development of the exposition, and a recapitulation which returns to the original key or tonality
: in full soˈnata-alˈleˌgro form

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Sonata Form

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n.
Music
A form of a movement consisting of three sections, the exposition, development, and recapitulation, often followed by a coda.

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