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.
Russische Musik der Moderne
Revidierte Neuauflage 1998
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 108789
For Flute and Piano, Op. 23op. 23
for: Flute, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 228791
Chamber Music Of The Seventeenth Century 5
for: 2 violins [descant recorders/cornetts], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 298050
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 583369
A sonata for two clarinets - one in Bb and one in A.
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 279855
Collegium Musicum
for: Cello, basso continuo
Item no.: 604181
Musique Française
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1054436
Revised edition, 1994
includes audio demonstration and accompaniment tracks
for: Flute, piano
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 638505
Revised Edition 2006
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 444015
Nach Autographen und Erstausgaben
Band 1 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 125028
Prüfungsliteratur
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 366845
No.154-213
Edizione critica
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 257378
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 562245
The Delightful Companion
Baroque Recorder Music in England
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 185057
aus: Musicalische Divertissements, Teil IV
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 628026
for Flute und Basso continuo
DOWANI 3 Tempi Play Along
for: Flute, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 478528
DOWANI 3 Tempi Play Along
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
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Edited from the first edition
Camera Flauto Amadeus 194
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 489326
for: Cello, piano
2 Performance scores
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Reprint
Spiralbindung
for: 2 pianos
4 Performance scores
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for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Band 1: Sonaten 1-3
for: Treble recorder [flute], basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 200262
Sibley Nr. 15 & 25
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 375421
Collection Thierry Mathis
for: Violin, viola da gamba, harpsichord
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for: Classical guitar
Score
Item no.: 390822
for: 2 flutes, piano
Piano score, Solo parts
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for: Treble recorder
Item no.: 413528
for: FL 2 ABFL BC
Score, Set of parts
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for: Mandolin, piano
Piano reduction
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for: Harpsichord
Music score
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DOWANI 3 Tempi Play Along
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, basso continuo
Piano reduction, solo part, Playback-CD
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ABRSM Signature
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 484395
für Violine, Violoncello und Basso continuo (ausgesetzt)
for: Violin, cello, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672421
for: 2 Vibraphones
Score
Item no.: 382834
[CD: Continuo-Begleitung zur Solostimme]
MusicPartner – Klassik zum Mitspielen
for: Treble recorder [flute/violin], basso continuo
CD
Item no.: 385767
for piano four hands or two pianos
for: Piano 4 hands [2 pianos]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 279892
L'arte del flauto
for: 2 treble recorders, flute, basso continuo
Item no.: 419124
N.1-9 per Violino e Basso Continuo (o Violino ad Libitum)
for: Violin, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 177603
Edited in Chronological order from the manuscript and earliest Printed sources with a preface by Ralph Kirkpatrick
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics
for: Piano
Music score
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PARTITUR+STIMMEN
TINGUELY, LAURENT, BEARB.
for: Brass quintet
Sheet music
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Trompete & Klavier (Organ)
for: Trumpet, piano [organ]
Sheet music
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per violoncello e clavicembalo (o pianoforte)
for: Cello, harpsichord [piano]
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