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Sonata



Sonata, in music, term used in the 17th and early 18th centuries to describe works for various small groups of instruments, as opposed to the cantata, originally for voices only. Since the late 18th century the term has been restricted to works for piano or other solo instruments (the latter usually with keyboard accompaniment), generally in 3 movements.



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