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sonata

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sonata (noun)
  2. sonata da camera (noun)
  3. sonata da chiesa (noun)
  4. sonata form (noun)
  5. chamber sonata (noun)
  6. trio sonata (noun)

so·na·ta

noun \sə-ˈnä-tə\

Definition of SONATA

: an instrumental musical composition typically of three or four movements in contrasting forms and keys
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Origin of SONATA

Italian, from sonare to sound, from Latin
First Known Use: 1694

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

Rhymes with SONATA

balata, cantata, errata, fermata, frittata, Maratha, pro rata, regatta, ricotta, Sorata, toccata

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