About The Word Sonata
Learn about the word Sonata to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Sonata definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Sonata
| Sonata Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Sonata?
[n] a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sonata: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sonata: See Also | classical music | movement | piano sonata | serious music | symphonic music | symphony Sonata In Webster's Dictionary \So*na"ta\, n. [It., fr. It. & L. sonare to sound. See
{Sound} a noise.] (Mus.)
An extended composition for one or two instruments,
consisting usually of three or four movements; as,
Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano,
etc.
Note: The same general structure prevails in symphonies,
instrumental trios, quartets, etc., and even in
classical concertos. The sonata form, distinctively,
characterizes the quick opening movement, which may
have a short, slow introduction; the second, or slow,
movement is either in the song or variation form; third
comes the playful minuet of the more modern scherzo;
then the quick finale in the rondo form. But both form
and order are sometimes exceptional.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Body english ‐ a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already…
- Modulus ‐ (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified…
- Shover ‐ someone…
- Cichorium ‐ chicory
- Pygmy chimpanzee ‐ small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a…
- Investment adviser ‐ someone who advises others how to invest…
- Darling ‐ an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River [n] a special…
- Genus coniogramme ‐ terrestrial ferns of Pacific…
- Think up ‐ devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly";…
- Organic fertilizer ‐ a fertilizer that is derived from animal or…