sonata
noun
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
sonatas
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pluralof sonata.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But a startling number of pieces—symphonies, sonatas, madrigals, sonnets, even ambitious operas—were composed to the highest standards of professional musicianship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Largely erased from classical music history because he was biracial, the 18th-century French Caribbean violinist and composer Joseph Bologne wrote concertos, sonatas and symphonies.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023
In an email to The Times, Metro said the music is a royalty-free playlist it compiled of piano sonatas, symphony orchestra pieces and concertos, including some by Vivaldi, Beethoven and Mozart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
It was during one of those conversations recently that I asked a friend whether he was planning to see the pianist Mitsuko Uchida’s recital of late Beethoven sonatas at Carnegie Hall.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
My especial favorites were those autumnal sonatas of Signor Corelli, which had made such a stir in the century previous.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
