Unit 5: Sonata Flashcards
1
Q
The solo sonata was developed by _ earlier in the
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Domenico Scarlatti, 18th century
2
Q
Sonata background and origins
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- sonata from Italian sonare (to sound)
- originally designated instrumental works as opposed to vocal works
- Baroque era: sonata referenced solo or chamber works
- Baroque keyboard sonata: single-movement, binary/rounded binary form
- Classical era: sonata cycle applied to solo sonata, multi-mvt keyboard sonata emerged
3
Q
Sonata characteristic features
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- 3 or 4 mvts
- 1st mvt typically sonata form
- 2nd mvt (slow) possibly sonata/rondo/theme and var
- 3rd mvt (menuet and trio) included some cases
- final mvt typically sonata/rondo/sonata-rondo form
- outer mvt: usually technical brilliance
- slow mvt: lyricism
4
Q
sonata
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- from Italian sonare, to sound
- instrumental genre for 1 or 2 instruments
- generally several contrasting mvts
- Classical era: at least 1 mvt was sonata form
5
Q
rondo form
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- formal structure
- opening section returns 2 or more times, separated by contrasting sections
- ABACA or ABACABA (or variants thereof)
- Section A at least 3 times in tonic key
- Sections B and C contrast in key and thematic material