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sonata form

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 sonata-allegro form sona′ta-alle′gro′· form

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