sonata

Definitions


[səˈnɑːtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment, typically in several movements with one or more in sonata form


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Origin:
late 17th century: Italian, literally ‘sounded’ (originally as distinct from ‘sung’), feminine past participle of sonare




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