Sonata

//səˈnɑːtə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.
  2. 2
    a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name.

Synonyms

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absolute musicadaptationair variealeatoryaleatory musicarrangement

Example

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"You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan."

Etymology

From Italian sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from Latin sonāre (“to make sound”). Doublet of sounded.

Related phrases

sonata formsonata-allegro formtrio sonata

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