| Sonata (n.) An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc. Thesaurus Entries Nachtmusik, absolute music, adaptation, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, arrangement, chamber music, chamber orchestra, composition, descant, electronic music, etude, exercise, harmonization, incidental music, instrumental music, invention, nocturne, opus, orchestration, piece, production, program music, ricercar, score, sonatina, string orchestra, string quartet, study, theme and variations, trio, variation, work |