Sonata and Sonata-Allegro Form Flashcards
grew to be the central form for instrumental music for soloists and small ensembles
Sonata
is the past participle of the verb “suonare”
sonata
suonare
to make a sound
An umbrella term for instrumental music
Sonata
sung music
cantata
The sonata as a term had its earliest traceable usage in ____ when it was used to name a suite of dances for the lute.
1561
were works most often written for solo instruments, and were made up of two to four movements, written in related keys
Sonatas
One of the most important and enduring forms developed during the Classical period
The Sonata-Allegro Form
there are three parts: the Exposition, the Development, and the Recapitulation
The Sonata-Allegro Form
First part of the sonata-allegro form and presents us with the main themes of the piece
Exposition
are most often short, easily recognizable melodies
Themes
There are usually one or two main themes; if there are two, the first is presented in the _____, while the second is presented in a different key
tonic
This section is often repeated.
Exposition
follows the exposition
Development
Explores the themes presented in the exposition
Development
Elaborates the themes presented in the exposition, repeating them, altering them, presenting them in various keys and forms, in part or as a whole.
Development
It is, in essence, a conclusion to the elaboration, a musical homecoming.
Recapitulation
Elaborated are once again presented, this time, only in the tonic key.
Recapitulation
As stated above, a sonata’s first movement is usually written in the _____ _____.
sonata-allegro form
The second movement of a classical sonata, in contrast with the lively first movement, is usually written in a ____ _____.
slow tempo
The third movement is most often a _____, though only in four-movement sonatas.
minuet
The final movement, the finale, of a sonata is often in a ____ ___ _____ tempo, like that of the first movement.
fast and lively tempo
