One of the most important forms of classical music is without a doubt the sonata. The meaning of the term “sonata”, which is derived from the Italian word “sonare” which means “to sound” or “to play”, has changed considerably over time. Browse our sheet music and scores, grab your all your favourites, and find out more about the sonata here today!
The term “sonata” derives from the second half of the 16th century, and refers to different types of instrumental compositions for two or more instruments. The term came about to distinguish the sonata from solo pieces for keyboard instruments, and from pieces with singing, such as cantatas.
The main difference between the baroque sonata and the classical sonata is the number of movements, the baroque sonata has at least four or more, in which slow and fast tempos alternate regularly. The baroque sonata is divided into two basic types:
Sonata da camera (“Chamber Sonata”) – which has a light dance character and is the predecessor of the baroque dance suite.
Sonata da chiesa (“Church sonata”) – which is usually in four movements and has a more serious character.
Depending on the size of the line-up, Baroque sonatas can be further subdivided into Solo Sonata for one instrument (usually violin) and basso continuo, and Trio Sonata for two solo instruments and basso continuo.
One of the most well-known composers of the Baroque sonata is the Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713). Both the Church Sonatas by Corelli and the Chamber Sonatas by Corelli are still very popular with instrumentalists and listeners today.
At the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the sonata da chiesa gradually evolved into what is known as the Neapolitan overture, where the introductory slow movement has been removed. The result was a three-movement form, with the tempo structure fast-slow-fast within each movement, which became the model not only for the classical sonata, but also for many other musical forms.
The Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) contributed a great deal to the development of the sonata. The Sonatas by Scarlatti were usually composed in the traditional sonata form, a one-movement work with two contrasting themes.
During the Classical period, the sonata continued to develop and evolve. At that time, the term “sonata” was mainly understood to mean Piano Sonatas, or sonatas for another solo instrument with piano accompaniment. In its basic form, a classical sonata consists of three, or occasionally four movements, where the first fast movement is written in ’sonata form’, the second movement is slower, and the third movement is usually fast again, and can take various forms.
In a four-movement sonata, a dance movement in the form of a minuet or a scherzo is usually inserted before the last movement. The greatest exponents of the sonata were arguably three composers of the first Viennese school, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart " 1972" text="Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven’s most famous sonata is without a doubt the Moonlight Sonata.
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Score, Parts
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Heft 2, Nr. 4-6
L'arte del flauto
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Score, Parts
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for: Treble recorder, guitar
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Berliner Klassik Serie A, Konzerte Band 1
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Set of parts
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Score, Parts
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for: Soprano saxophone, piano
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for alto recorder and keyboard obbligato
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L'arte del flauto
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Score, Parts
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for: Flute, basso continuo
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Score, Parts
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für Violine, Viola da gamba oder 2. Violine und Basso continuo
aus: 6 Sonate à Violino e Viola da gamba col suo Basso continuo
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Score, Parts
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for: Percussion ensemble
Buch
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herausgegeben nach dem Erstdruck von ca. 1744
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Score, part
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und Bc
Item no.: 350242
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Score, Parts
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für Flöte und Bc
for: Flute, basso continuo
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6 Sonaten / op. 13 / Sonaten 1-3
Klavierpartitur mit Basso continuo Stimme
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Piano score
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Bd 3: Sonaten 9-12
for: 2 flutes, piano
Piano score
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Nello stile degli antichi maestri italiani
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, solo part
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pour violoncelle et piano
Reliure à spirale
Collection Musique et Patrimoine
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Piano score, solo part
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for: Clarinet (B-flat)
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mit unterlegter Originalstimme
Bezeichnete Ausgabe in 2 Systemen
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Sammelband
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Michael McKenzie gewidmet
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Klassik
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for: Harpsichord [piano]
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for: Piano
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C-Dur – G-Dur
La flûte amusante 10
for: 2 treble recorders, basso continuo
Piano score, Solo parts
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Transkription der Hornsonate
Dt./Engl.
for: Viola, piano
2 Performance scores
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for: Piano
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for: Clarinet, piano
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für Cembalo (Klavier, Hammerflügel)
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Londra 1739
Monumenta Musicae Revocata 15
for: Violin, basso continuo
Score (facsimile hardcover)
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Sibley 23 & 24
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
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for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score
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