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.
for Cello, accompanied by a second Cello
for: 2 cellos
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1669376
Wv 445 / 1-6
for: 3 cellos, double bass
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 1669759
aus: "Modo per imperare a sonare di Tromba", Frankfurt 1638
for: Trumpet (C), basso continuo [organ]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4320
für Klavier
teilweise ergänzt, mit Fingersätzen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 661663
for: Euphonium, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1556646
Sonata no. 2
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1010536
für Violoncello und Basso continuo (Basso continuo ausgesetzt)
Il violoncello solo - Sonaten und Kammermusik
for: Cello, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 682643
Collegium musicum - Kölner Reihe alter Musik
for: Cello [double bass], basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684272
für Viola da gamba, Violine und Basso continuo (Bc nicht ausgesetzt)
Teil der Ledenburg-Sammlung
for: Violin, viola da gamba, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 669459
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 499461
for: 2 flutes [violins]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 1575
for: Tuba, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1351343
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1551905
for: Violin, basso continuo
Set of parts
Item no.: 1009371
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1653871
Zongoraszonáták (a három kötet egy csomagban)
EMB Urtext
for: Piano
3 music scores (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1162525
Reprint
Beyond the Waves
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1343773
for: FL VL VA BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 123292
Hamburger Ratsmusik 6
Bc nicht ausgesetzt
for: Violin, viola da gamba, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 606469
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 394790
for: Flute [treble recorder], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 394579
Band 1
Sonaten 1–3
for: Flute, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 394555
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 394553
for: Violin [flute], piano
Item no.: 285863
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 285667
for: Piano
Item no.: 284694
for: Flute, basso continuo
Item no.: 200286
for: 2 trumpets, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 200663
Urtext Collection (Carisch)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 165902
aus: Musicalische Divertissements, Teil II
Basso continuo ausgesetzt
for: Flute, violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 613605
Il Violino Concertato
for: Violin, basso continuo
Item no.: 461750
für Harfe, Violine und Basso
for: Violin, cello, harp
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622598
Collegium Musicum - Koelner Reihe Alter Musik
Item no.: 618320
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Item no.: 475547
Il Violino Concertato~Meisterwerke Des Barock
for: Violin, basso continuo
Item no.: 476595
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1560540
SHUMILOV FACSIMILE COLLECTION
for: Flute, harpsichord
Score
Item no.: 645986
for: Flute, cello, piano
Piano score, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 1562163
Clarinette Et Piano - Astree
for: Clarinet, piano
Book
Item no.: 1667626
for: Clarinet, piano
Item no.: 495458
F.Xiv-9 - Tomo 530
for: Cello and BC
Score
Item no.: 1681445
Laudate Dominum In Chordis Et Organo
for: VL VDG (POS) BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 193493
aus „Sonatae XII pro diversis instruments...”
op. 1, Amsterdam 1688
Heft 3
for: Violin, viola da gamba, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 493490
Fontana di Musica 69
for: Descant (soprano) recorder [flute/oboe/violin], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 421180
"Die Kuckuckssonate"
Quatorze Sonate
for: Trumpet [oboe], organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 291875
Bass Posaune & Klavier (Organ)
for: Bass trombone, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 593028
Tschechische Barockmusik 36
for: Trompete, 2 ZINK Orgel / Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137088
for: Organ manuals [harpsichord/piano]
Item no.: 426030
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