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Sonata

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A musical composition chiefly designed for solo instruments, especially the pianoforte, and consisting generally of three or four contrasted movements—the allegro, adagio, rondo, minuetto or scherzo; reaches its noblest expression in the sonatas of Beethoven.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sonata'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/sonata.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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