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.
The Paul Edmund-Davies Performing Edition
for: Flute, basso continuo
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 132082
for: Bassoon, basso continuo
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 225828
6 Sonaten / op. 13 / Sonaten 1-3
Flötenstimme
for: Flute, piano [basso continuo]
Music score
Item no.: 203225
für Violine, Violoncello und Cembalo (Klavier)
for: Violin, cello, harpsichord [piano]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 304502
The Bartók Performing Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 197533
Sechs Sonaten
for: 2 violins [violin, viola], cello, double bass
Score
Item no.: 282547
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 273544
Musik aus Ostbayern Heft 64
for: Violin, basso continuo
Single part Basso continuo
Item no.: 372650
for: 2 treble recorders, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 231123
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 669287
für Violoncello und Klavier
Fingersatz: Pascal Rogé
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 663225
K. 26-31
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 609614
Facsimile of the autograph
for: Piano
Music score (reprint, hardcover)
Item no.: 636539
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 607111
"Trauermarsch"
Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 486923
für Violine und Cembalo
[mit CD: Cembalo-Begleitung zur Solostimme]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
for: Violin, harpsichord [piano]
Music score, CD
Item no.: 432936
[mit CD: Continuo-Begleitung zur Solostimme]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
for: Flute [violin], basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 432933
Music Partner (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Flute [violin], harpsichord
Score, Solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 432930
for: Flute, piano [basso continuo]
Item no.: 392578
Bearbeitung des Komponisten seiner Sonate f-Moll für Klarinette und Klavier
Simrock Original Edition
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 138326
op. 120/2
for: Viola (Klarinette) und Klavier
Item no.: 357517
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 311066
op. 8
for: Cello
Item no.: 124388
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 288583
für Altblockflöte und Cembalo (Klavier)
for: Treble recorder, harpsichord
Item no.: 393281
op. 99
Partitur
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 269261
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 356986
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582842
op. 31/1
for: Piano
Item no.: 303806
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, Parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 285911
op. 82 + 83 + 84 + 103
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 247962
for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
Item no.: 162917
for: Flute, Violin and Piano
Book
Item no.: 162642
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 162055
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 263302
for: 3 bassoons
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 606885
Nach den Quellen
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Horn [cello], piano
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 139344
for Treble Recorder and Basso continuo
Volume 3 (No. 5-6)
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, 2 playing scores
Item no.: 182157
Volume 2 (No. 3-4)
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, 2 playing scores
Item no.: 124050
for: 2 Violins and Piano
Book
Item no.: 162656
for: 2 Violins and Piano
Book
Item no.: 162655
Studien-Edition
for: Piano
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 167186
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404342
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404341
for: Piano
Item no.: 200224
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
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for: 2 trombones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 168938
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 163753
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