Definition of sonata form
: a musical form that consists basically of an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation and that is used especially for the first movement of a sonata
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In early 19th century Vienna, however, long, tuneful melodies weren’t easily adapted into four-movement sonata forms like symphonies or string quartets.
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First Known Use of sonata form
1858
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