Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

trio sonata

British  

noun

  1. a type of baroque composition in several movements scored for two upper parts and a bass part

  2. a similar type of composition played on a keyboard instrument, esp an organ

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Along with a trio sonata by Telemann, there were five concertos on the program.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2014

There are also fanfares and military marches by Jean-Baptiste Lully, the musical dictator of the court, and an engaging trio sonata for violins by Francois Couperin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.