Sonata Flashcards
what term does “Section A is heard at least three times in the tonic key” refer to?
rondo form
Which sonata of Beethoven’s does RCM make use of?
Piano Sonata in C Minor, op. 13 (“Pathetique”)
what term does “from Italian sonare, to sound; an instrumental genre for one or two instruments, generally with two or more contrasting movements” refer to?
sonata
what term does “ABACA or ABACABA (or variants thereof)” refer to?
rondo form
what term does “Sections B and C offer contrasts in key and thematic material” refer to?
rondo form
what term does “a formal structure in which the opening section returns two or more times, separated by contrasting sections” refer to?
rondo form
How many piano sonatas did Beethoven write?
32
what term does “in the Classical era, generally at least one movement was in sonata form” refer to?
sonata