Unit 5: Sonata Flashcards

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The solo sonata was developed by _ earlier in the

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Domenico Scarlatti, 18th century

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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
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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
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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
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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
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