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 No 3 in F-major (KV 12) arranged for Flute and Bandoneon
for: Flute, bandoneon,
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 270302
Szólószonáta
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 255064
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 271327
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 271320
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 271285
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 269415
Szonáta
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 223249
Zongoraszonáta Fisz-dúr op. 78
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255657
Zongoraszonáta D-dúr 'Pastorale'op. 28
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255637
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255570
Szonáta
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 255288
for: Treble recorder [flute], basso continuo
Item no.: 294119
"La Lumague"
Barockmusik für Blockflöte
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano reduction, 2 Parts
Item no.: 275107
Heft 6: Nr. 12, Drei Sonaten
for: Violin, bassoon, basso continuo
Item no.: 241396
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 340173
exempla nova 150
for: 2 pianos
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 296226
Cello-Bibliothek
for: Cello, basso continuo
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 299775
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 288589
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 351542
Neuausgabe nach dem Urtextop. 1
for: Violine und Basso continuo (Klavier, Cembalo); Violoncello (Viola da gamba) ad libitum
Item no.: 351495
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 351317
Neuausgabe nach dem Urtext
Edition Schott
for: Violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 351284
for: Violin, basso continuo
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 351235
for: Klavier (Clavichord, Cembalo)
Item no.: 352234
Mozart / Haydn / J.Chr. Bach / Häßler / Wolf
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 352104
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 332638
Originaltonart Louis Spohr - Gesamtwerk für Harfe
for: Violin, harp
Score, solo part
Item no.: 331788
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404271
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404574
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 404434
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 285996
for: Flute, violin
Item no.: 285899
for: 3 cellos, double bass
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 282651
for: Violin, basso continuo
Item no.: 285156
(Urtext)
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 284892
(Urtext)
for: Piano
Item no.: 284858
Sonata prima in C / Sonata seconda in D
für eine Oberstimme (Violine, Sopranblockflöte) und Klavier
for: Violin [descant recorder/oboe], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 282505
aus "Canzoni Sonatae", 1653
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 282481
for: 2 Trompeten (Oboe und Trompete), Streicher und Basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 281703
Based on the latest research, this sonata was probably composed by Nicolas Chédeville
Original Music for Recorder
for: Treble recorder [flute/oboe/violin], basso continuo
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 420898
for: 2 Alt-Blockflöten und Cembalo (Klavier); Viola da gamba (Violoncello) ad libitum
Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 420891
op. 1/11HWV 369
for: Alt-Blockflöte (Flöte, Violine, Oboe) und Basso continuo
Item no.: 420821
op. 13/4
for: Oboe [flute/violin], basso continuo
Item no.: 420725
for: 3 treble recorders
Ensemble score
Item no.: 419270
Revidierte Neuausgabe
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 418755
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418382
Heft 2
for: Treble recorder [violin], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418204
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 481786
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