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Sonata Form

Sonata Form. Volume II: Chapter 8. Definition. Large musical structure Includes three major sections Exposition Development Recapitulation Sonata form refers to one movement of an even larger structure, a sonata. Exposition. States the major themes used throughout the piece First theme

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Sonata Form

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  1. Sonata Form Volume II: Chapter 8

  2. Definition • Large musical structure • Includes three major sections • Exposition • Development • Recapitulation • Sonata form refers to one movement of an even larger structure, a sonata

  3. Exposition • States the major themes used throughout the piece • First theme • Melody upon which other sections are based • Could include several phrases (theme group) • Sometimes cadences in dominant or relative major key • Transition • Smooth transition to 2nd theme • Could move to dominant or relative major key • May only contain 1st or 2nd theme or unrelated material • Second theme • Tends to be more lyrical than the 1st theme • In dominant or relative major key • Third theme • Only included in some pieces • Same key as 2nd theme but with a different character • Codetta • Extended cadence

  4. Development • Motives from exposition • Movement through many keys • Retransition • Sets up the recapitulation by returning to tonic key • Motives from 1st theme

  5. Recapitulation • Basically a repeat of the exposition without key changes • Transitions tend to be shorter – no need to modulate • May include a coda – longer than the codetta

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