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Sonata – Sheet Music & Scores

One of the most important forms of classical music is without a doubt the sonata. The meaning of the term “sonata”, which is derived from the Italian word “sonare” which means “to sound” or “to play”, has changed considerably over time. Browse our sheet music and scores, grab your all your favourites, and find out more about the sonata here today!

The History of the Sonata

The term “sonata” derives from the second half of the 16th century, and refers to different types of instrumental compositions for two or more instruments. The term came about to distinguish the sonata from solo pieces for keyboard instruments, and from pieces with singing, such as cantatas.

The Baroque Sonata

The main difference between the baroque sonata and the classical sonata is the number of movements, the baroque sonata has at least four or more, in which slow and fast tempos alternate regularly. The baroque sonata is divided into two basic types:

Sonata da camera (“Chamber Sonata”) – which has a light dance character and is the predecessor of the baroque dance suite.

Sonata da chiesa (“Church sonata”) – which is usually in four movements and has a more serious character.

Depending on the size of the line-up, Baroque sonatas can be further subdivided into Solo Sonata for one instrument (usually violin) and basso continuo, and Trio Sonata for two solo instruments and basso continuo.

One of the most well-known composers of the Baroque sonata is the Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713). Both the Church Sonatas by Corelli and the Chamber Sonatas by Corelli are still very popular with instrumentalists and listeners today.

The Neapolitan Overture

At the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the sonata da chiesa gradually evolved into what is known as the Neapolitan overture, where the introductory slow movement has been removed. The result was a three-movement form, with the tempo structure fast-slow-fast within each movement, which became the model not only for the classical sonata, but also for many other musical forms.

The Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) contributed a great deal to the development of the sonata. The Sonatas by Scarlatti were usually composed in the traditional sonata form, a one-movement work with two contrasting themes.

The Classical Sonata

During the Classical period, the sonata continued to develop and evolve. At that time, the term “sonata” was mainly understood to mean Piano Sonatas, or sonatas for another solo instrument with piano accompaniment. In its basic form, a classical sonata consists of three, or occasionally four movements, where the first fast movement is written in ’sonata form’, the second movement is slower, and the third movement is usually fast again, and can take various forms.

In a four-movement sonata, a dance movement in the form of a minuet or a scherzo is usually inserted before the last movement. The greatest exponents of the sonata were arguably three composers of the first Viennese school, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart " 1972" text="Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven’s most famous sonata is without a doubt the Moonlight Sonata.

A few Sonata links

R.R. Klein: Sonate 2
Richard Rudolf Klein

2.Sonate für Klavier

for: Piano

Score

Item no.: 419298

12.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
F.A. Hoffmeister: Sonata fuer Querfloete und Bas, FlBc (Pa+S
Franz Anton Hoffmeister

Sonata für Querflöte und Basso continuo D-Dur op. 21 Nr. 1

L'arte del flauto

for: Flute, basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 419297

14.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
J. Mattheson: 8 Sonaten Op 1
Johann Mattheson

8 Sonaten aus op. 1 für 3 Altblockflöten op. 1 Nr. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

for: 3 treble recorders

Ensemble score

Item no.: 419270

24.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
F. Benda: Sonate A-Dur Op 1/2
Franz Benda

Sonata für Violine und Basso continuo A-Dur op. 1 Nr. 2

for: Violin, basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 418105

13.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
J.J. Quantz: Sonate C-Moll Op 1/3
Johann Joachim Quantz

Sonate c-Moll für Querflöte und Basso continuo op. 1 Nr. 3

for: Flute, piano

PEGASUS AUSGABE

Item no.: 417993

13.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
J. Loeillet de Gant: Sonate C-Dur op. 1/6, AbflBc (Pa+St)
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gant

Sonate C-Dur op. 1/6

Edition Moeck 1030

for: Treble recorder [flute/oboe/violin], basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 413463

11.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
W.A. Mozart: Sonate 16 C-Dur Kv 545 (Sonate Facile) Klav
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonata C-Dur KV 545

for: Flute, guitar

Item no.: 338199

16.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
D. Milhaud: Sonate no. 1 op. 3 pour violo, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Darius Milhaud

Sonate no. 1 op. 3 pour violon et piano

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 340173

36.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Caceres German: Sonate 1
Caceres German

Sonate 1

for: Violin, piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 484283

14.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
Eberl Anton: Sonate Op 29
Anton Eberl, Eberl Anton

Sonate für Querflöte und Klavier op. 29 (1804)

for: Flute, piano

Score

Item no.: 602616

28.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
G.F. Händel: Sonata Op. 1 No. 2 in G Minor, FlBc (+CD)

Sonata No.2 in G Minor I

George Frideric Handel

Sonata Op. 1 No. 2 in G Minor

The Platinum Series

for: Flute, basso continuo

Piano score, solo part, playback-CD

Item no.: 446891

26.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
A. Corelli: Sechs Sonaten 2, 2AblfBc (Pa+St)
Arcangelo Corelli

Sechs Sonaten 2

Band 2 (Nr. 4–6)
Universal Blockflöten Edition

for: 2 treble recorders, basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 113850

20.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
C. Neefe: Sonaten, VlKlav (Part.)
Christian Gottlob Neefe

Sonaten

Denkmäler rheinischer Musik Bd. 39

for: Violin, piano

Score

Item no.: 636839

88.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
M. Uccellini: Sonaten op. 5 Band 4, Vl/BflBc (KlavpaSt)
Marco Uccellini

Sonaten op. 5 Band 4

Nr. 12-13 und "Trombetta Sordina"

for: Violin [recorder], basso continuo

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 372023

17.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
J.G. Graun: Sonate G-Dur
Johann Gottlieb Graun

Sonate für Querflöte, Violine und Basso continuo G-Dur

for: Flute, violin, basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 418382

24.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
W.A. Mozart: Grande Sonate für B-Klarinet, KlarKlv (SppaSti)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Grande Sonate für B-Klarinette und Klavier

nach dem Klarinettenquintett KV 581

for: Clarinet, piano

Ensemble score, solo part

Item no.: 146678

14.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
W.A. Mozart: Sonate G-Dur KV 357, Klav4m (Sppa)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonata in G major KV 357

for: Piano 4 hands

Ensemble score

Item no.: 418786

12.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
E. Joseph: 2 Sonaten op. 7, 2Vc (Stsatz)
Eybler, Joseph

2 Sonaten op. 7

for: 2 cellos

Set of parts

Item no.: 194632

16.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
DL: F.M. Veracini: 12 Sonaten nach Corellis op. 5
Download item
Francesco Maria Veracini

Twelve Sonatas after op. 5 from Corelli

Edition Schott

for: Violine und Basso continuo (Klavier, Cembalo); Violoncello ad libitum

Music score

Item no.: 748268

17.99  €incl. VAT
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W.A. Mozart: Sonate 16 C-Dur Kv 545 (Sonate Facile) Klav
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sonate C-Dur für Oboe und Klavier KV 545

for: Oboe, piano

Item no.: 186316

15.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
G. Sammartini: 17 Sonaten - Sinfonie
Giuseppe Sammartini

17 Sonaten - Sinfonie

for: Treble recorder, basso continuo

FAKSIMILE

Item no.: 469816

30.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
G.B. Fontana: Sonata Duodecima (12)
Giovanni Battista Fontana

Sonata duodecima in F

Heft 6: Nr. 12, Drei Sonaten

for: Violin, bassoon, basso continuo

Item no.: 241396

17.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
F. Benda: 12 Sonaten für Violino solo und Basso (Pa+St)
Franz Benda

12 Sonaten für Violino solo und Basso

nach dem Dresdner Manuskript von J. G. Pisendel, Band I

for: Violine, Basso continuo

Score, part

Item no.: 462337

22.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
DL: N. Kapustin: Sonatina, Klav
Download item
Nikolai Kapustin

Sonatina

Schott Piano Classics

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 736036

7.99  €incl. VAT
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AQ: Suonata A Due Organi (Bu) (B-Ware)
with slight signs of use

Suonata A Due Organi

for: Organ Duet

Book

Item no.: 1668670

20.60  € –59 %
8.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
AQ: G.P. Telemann: Zwei Sonaten für Oboe und Basso, (B-Ware)
with slight signs of use
Georg Philipp Telemann

Two Sonatas for Oboe and Basso continuo

from "Essercizii musici"
Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Oboe, basso continuo

Score, Parts (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 1687978

25.95  € –40 %
15.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
Crotti Fra Archangelo: Sonata Sancta Maria Ora Pro Nobis
Crotti Fra Archangelo

Sonata (1608)

Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis

for: GES 3 INST BC

Score

Item no.: 301330

6.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
J.C.F. Bach: Sonate 3 (6 Sonaten)
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach

Sonate 3 (6 Sonaten)

for: Flute, piano

Item no.: 129472

7.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
J.G. Herzog: Sonate F-Dur op. 62,5, Org
Johann Georg Herzog

Sonate F-Dur op. 62,5

Pfingstsonate

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 663622

14.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
J. Brahms: Sonata For Clarinet & Piano N, KlarKlv (KlavpaSt)
Johannes Brahms

Sonata For Clarinet & Piano No.2 In E Flat

for: Clarinet, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 332638

12.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
P. Hindemith: Sonate , 4Hrn (Stp)
Paul Hindemith

Sonate

for: 4 horns (quartet)

Study score

Item no.: 351317

18.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
J.C. Bach: 4 Sonaten 1
Johann Christian Bach

4 Sonaten 1

for: Viola da gamba, Cembalo (KLAV)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 609489

17.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
M. Antonio: Three 'Dresden' Sonatas, VlBc
Montanari, Antonio

Three 'Dresden' Sonatas

für Violine und Bc

for: Violin, basso continuo

Item no.: 157172

24.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
A. Vivaldi: Sonata in C major RV 801 , 3MelBc (Pa+St)
Antonio Vivaldi

Sonata in C major RV 801

for Flute [Oboe], Violin [Oboe], Violoncello [Bassoon] and Basso continuo

for: 3 melodic instruments, basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 192867

23.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
B. Bartók: Sonate für Violine solo, Viol (PaFaks)
Béla Bartók

Sonate für Violine solo

Faksimile nach dem Autograph der Paul Sacher Stiftung, Basel
Mit einem Kommentar (deutsch/englisch) von Stefan Drees
Meisterwerke der Musik im Faksimile 26

for: Violin

Score (facsimile hardcover)

Item no.: 772097

128.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
J.D. Zelenka: Sonata IV g-Moll ZWV 181,4, 2ObFagBc (Pa+St)
Jan Dismas Zelenka

Sonata IV in G minor ZWV 181,4

Hortus Musicus 274

for: 2 oboes, bassoon, basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 158422

28.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
L. v. Beethoven: Sonate in A-Dur op. 101, Klav
Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonata in A major op. 101

Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Piano

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 659385

8.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
J.B. de Boismortier: 6 Sonaten Op 51 Heft 1 (Nr 1-3)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

Sechs Sonaten op. 51, Heft 1

for: Flute, violin

Item no.: 285899

22.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
F.S. Geminiani: 6 Sonatas Vol. 1 op. 5, VcBc (Pa+St)
Francesco Geminiani

6 Sonatas Vol. 1 op. 5

H. 103–108
Opera Omnia

for: Cello, basso continuo

Score, Parts

Item no.: 613000

27.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
C. Saint-Saens: Sonate Es-Dur Op 167
Camille Saint-Saëns

Sonate Es-Dur Op 167

for: Clarinet, piano

Item no.: 475542

18.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
L. v. Beethoven: Sonate 25 G-Dur Op 79
Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonate 25 G-Dur Op 79

for: Piano

Item no.: 579787

8.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
J. Haydn: Sonaten für Violine und Klavier, VlKlav
Joseph Haydn

Sonaten für Violine und Klavier

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 383100

21.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
L. v. Beethoven: Sonate F-Moll Op 2/1
Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonate für Klavier Nr. 1 f-Moll op. 2; 1

(Urtext)

for: Piano

Item no.: 494130

8.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
G.F. Haendel: Sonata a cinque B-Dur HWV 288, VlKlav (Pa+St)
George Frideric Handel

Sonata a cinque B-Dur HWV 288

Bearbeitung für Violine und Basso continuoHWV 288

for: Violin, piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 382311

11.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
J. Haydn: Sonaten 3, Klav
Joseph Haydn

Sonaten 3

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 382136

23.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
L. v. Beethoven: Sonate F-Dur op. 17, HrnKlav (KlaPa+St)
Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonate F-Dur op. 17

für Klavier und Horn
(mit Alternativ-Fassungen für Violoncello und Violine)

for: Horn, piano

Piano score, Solo parts

Item no.: 359506

17.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
M. Clementi: Ausgewählte Sonaten 2, Klav
Muzio Clementi

Ausgewählte Sonaten 2

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 359497

23.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
P. Toscano: 10 Sonate per violoncello e basso
Paolo Toscano

10 Sonate per violoncello e basso

A cura di Cesare Fertonani

for: Cello, basso continuo

Ensemble score, solo part

Item no.: 667531

28.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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