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 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 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.
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.
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.
Sonata Movements
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 255413
I. zongoraszonáta op. 7
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 226246
III. szonáta
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 178063
op. Post. 122 D 568
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1017703
Bearbeitet nach der 2. Orgelsonate für Blechbläserquintett
for: 2 Trompeten, Horn, Posaune, Tuba
Set of parts
Item no.: 352966
Diletto Musicale – Doblinger's Classical Music Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 693090
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 648458
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 476165
op. 5/1
for: Harfe und Violoncello (Violine)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 474668
Klingende Schaetze Aus Schloss Rohrau
for: Recorder, basso continuo
Item no.: 478974
Musica Rara
for: 2 cornets [trumpets/ oboes], bassoon, string orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction, Solo part(s)
Item no.: 397405
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 301513
KV. 309
for: Piano
Item no.: 607110
for: Recorder [or Flute, or Oboe, or Violin] and Continuo
Score
Item no.: 238495
for: 2 VL (VC) BC
Item no.: 327839
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 762646
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 419784
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Ensemble score
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Popular Edition
for: Trumpet (C/B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
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Band II
for: Treble recorder [flute/violin], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 555920
für Violine und Basso continuo (Basso continuo ausgesetzt)
Violin-Bibliothek
for: Violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 669247
Erstausgabe
Musica Rara
for: Flute, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
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for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 333078
Heft I: Nr. 1–3
for: Cello, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 175940
für Hackbrett und Tenorhackbrett(oder Bass)
for: 2 dulcimer
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1016982
Swiss Composers Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1031350
for: OB BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 231653
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 661835
Szólószonáta gordonkára
EMB Contemporary Music
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 850655
Nos. 16–32
Schirmer Performance Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 578595
L'arte del flauto
for: 3 flutes (trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 419189
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 582747
mp3-Kollektion
40 Stunden Musik im mp3-Format auf einer DVD
DVD Audio
Item no.: 461241
aus: Musicalische Divertissements, Teil II
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 613606
nach den Sonaten für Violine und Basso continuo
for: 2 saxophones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 614801
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 130246
für Oboe (Flöte) und Gitarre
for: Flute, guitar
Item no.: 130065
Aus der Zeit Friedrichs II.
for: Flute, basso continuo
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für Flöte und Klavier
Arrangiert für Bläserquintett
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 681909
für Orgel (Cembalo)
for: Organ [harpsichord]
Music score
Item no.: 660598
Sonaten 4-6
for: Bassoon [cello], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 583357
Transcribed for Vila and Piano
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
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CD Sheet Music
for: Violin
CD-ROM
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for: Piano
Music score
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Band 1: Sonaten 1–4
for: Flute, clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, 2 playing scores, Playback-CD
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MusicPartner – Klassik zum Mitspielen
for: Violin, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
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