sonata Definition
so·nata (sə nät′ə)
sonata Usage Examples
Converse of object
- compose: In 1764, while visiting England, he composed several sonatas for violin and harpsichord and a number of symphonies.
- write: JS Bach wrote six trio sonatas ( one part per hand, plus pedal ) to teach his son the art of organ playing.
- perform: Vivaldi made a note on the manuscript of the names of the four female musicians who were chosen to perform the sonata.
- play: They shared a love of music and they would play violin sonatas together, Einstein on the violin and Born on piano.
Adjective modifier
- minor: No less intensely passionate than the A minor Sonata is the Violin Sonata in D minor Op 121.
- second: George ANTHEIL's Second sonata for piano is entitled ' The airplane ' .
- third: The most striking work is the third sonata, which comprises three movements rather than four.
- major: The last movement of the D major sonata is perhaps the most interesting in its variety of textures.
Modifies a noun
- form: The 2nd subject of a sonata form movement is usually in the dominant, in this case B flat major.
- movement: The 2nd subject of a sonata form movement is usually in the dominant, in this case B flat major.
Noun used with modifier
- violin: David Irving, leader of the orchestra, will also perform two of Handel's violin sonatas.
- cello: Watkins ' Cello Sonata was recorded by Paul and Huw Watkins for Nimbus Records on a CD featuring twentieth century British cello sonatas.
- bach: Where else can you experience live underwater concerts every full moon, poetry readings, or whale song mixed with Bach sonatas under water?
- piano: With short periods away, Beethoven's piano sonatas are probably the most lasting interest I have had in my life.
- trio: The work is more in the form of a large trio sonata in four movements rather than a conventional concerto.
- moonlight: Moonlight Sonata: Beethoven Just a great piece of music to lose yourself in.
Preposition: in
movement: The work is more in the form of a large trio sonata in four movements rather than a conventional concerto.
Preposition: for
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