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Right at the end of the war I wrote a piano sonata, which was written at a time when Sam Barber used to come down here and we used to have lunch together in a very nice old hotel that's now not there.
Elliott Carter

Meaning of "sonata" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SONATA

From Italian, from sonare to sound, from Latin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SONATA

sonata  [səˈnɑːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SONATA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sonata is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SONATA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sonata

Sonata

Sonata, in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata, a piece sung. The term, being vague, evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms until the Classical era, when it took on increasing importance, and by the early 19th century came to represent a principle of composing large scale works. It was applied to most instrumental genres and regarded—alongside the fugue—as one of two fundamental methods of organizing, interpreting and analyzing concert music. Though the musical style of sonatas has changed since the Classical era, most 20th- and 21st-century sonatas still maintain the same structure.

Definition of sonata in the English dictionary

The definition of sonata in the dictionary is a one-movement keyboard composition of the baroque period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SONATA


bachata
bəˈtʃɑːtə
barter
ˈbɑːtə
batata
bəˈtɑːtə
caponata
ˌkæpəˈnɑːtə
carta
ˈkɑːtə
Carter
ˈkɑːtə
charter
ˈtʃɑːtə
errata
ɪˈrɑːtə
garter
ˈɡɑːtə
IATA
aɪˈɑːtə
Jakarta
dʒəˈkɑːtə
Kolkata
ˈkolkɑːtə
rata
ˈrɑːtə
serenata
ˌsɛrɪˈnɑːtə
Sparta
ˈspɑːtə
starter
ˈstɑːtə
strata
ˈstrɑːtə
Surakarta
ˌsʊərəˈkɑːtə
Tatar
ˈtɑːtə
Zapata
zəˈpɑːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SONATA

son of God
Son of Man
son-in-law
sonance
sonancy
sonant
sonantal
sonantic
sonar
sonarman
sonata form
sonatina
sonce
sondage
sonde
sondeli
sonder
Sondheim
sone
soneri

WORDS THAT END LIKE SONATA

anata
automata
Basilicata
big data
biodata
census data
data
fermata
Galata
Janata
kata
La Plata
Mar del Plata
metadata
Niigata
passata
Plata
relata
resinata
trio sonata

Synonyms and antonyms of sonata in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sonata» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SONATA

Find out the translation of sonata to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sonata from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sonata» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奏鸣曲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sonata
570 millions of speakers

English

sonata
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोनाटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوناتا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соната
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sonata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যন্ত্রসঙ্গীতবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sonate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sonata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソナタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 소나타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sonata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khúc cầm nhạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொனாட்டா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पियानोवर वाजवायचे संगीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sonat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sonata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sonata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соната
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sonata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σονάτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sonate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sonata
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sonata
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sonata

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SONATA»

The term «sonata» is very widely used and occupies the 12.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SONATA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sonata

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4 QUOTES WITH «SONATA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sonata.
1
Samuel Beckett
All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a handsome little sum, with a beginning and a middle and an end, as in the well-built phrase and the long sonata of the dead.
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Elliott Carter
Right at the end of the war I wrote a piano sonata, which was written at a time when Sam Barber used to come down here and we used to have lunch together in a very nice old hotel that's now not there.
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Alfred Whitney Griswold
The divine spark leaps from the finger of God to the finger of Adam, whether it takes ultimate shape in a law of physics or a law of the land, a poem or a policy, a sonata or a mechanical computer.
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Alexander Scriabin
My 10th sonata is a sonata of insects. Insects are born from the sun... they are the sun's kisses.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SONATA»

Discover the use of sonata in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sonata and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hydrogen Sonata: A Culture Novel
The Scavenger species are circling.
Iain M. Banks, 2012
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Elements of Sonata Theory : Norms, Types, and Deformations ...
This book maps out the terrain of that conceptual background, against which what actually happens-or does not happen-in any given piece may be assessed and measured.
James Hepokoski Professor of Music Yale University, Warren Darcy Professor of Music Theory Oberlin College Conservatory, 2006
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Liszt: Sonata in B Minor
Liszt's B minor Sonata is now regarded as his finest work for piano, and one of the pinnacles of Romantic piano music. This is the first book to elucidate this ground-breaking piece for the general reader.
Kenneth Hamilton, 1996
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata 14 - "Moonlight" - Movement I - Neil ...
The Neil Miller Editions of Analyzed Music are designed to assist piano students with the difficult task of memorizing music for confidentperforming.
Neil Miller, 2007
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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories
"The Kreutzer Sonata" portrays an intense conflict between sexual desire and moral constraint.
graf Leo Tolstoy, 1993
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The Sonata
In giving a comprehensive overview of all forms of music which were called 'sonatas' at some point in musical history, this book is more about change than about consistency - an ensemble sonata by Gabrieli appears to share little with a ...
Thomas Schmidt-Beste, 2011
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A Performer's Analysis of Eric Ewazen's Sonata for Trumpet ...
This document illuminates some of the characteristics of Ewazen's music, and summarizes the music's technical and performance demands, based on firsthand performing experience.
Joseph Daniel McNally (III.), 2008
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Elements of Sonata Theory: Norms, Types, and Deformations in ...
This book maps out the terrain of that conceptual background, against which what actually happens-or does not happen-in any given piece may be assessed and measured.
James Arnold Hepokoski, Warren Darcy, 2011
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Kreutzer Sonata
Soon he is confessing to a terrible crime, one for which he holds Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata responsible. ‘Nancy Harris’s English adaptation combines icy precision with mordant wit...’ - Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph ‘Nancy ...
Leo Tolstoy, 2012
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Two-dimensional Sonata Form: Form and Cycle in ...
Two-Dimensional Sonata Form is the first book dedicated to the combination of the movements of a multimovement sonata cycle with an overarching single-movement form that is itself organized as a sonata form.
Steven Vande Moortele, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SONATA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sonata is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hyundai recalls 140000 Sonatas in US, Canada to fix seatbelt …
Hyundai is recalling about 140,000 Sonata midsize cars in the United States and Canada to fix a problem with the front passenger seatbelt buckles. The recall ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
Hyundai Sonata Review 2015: Hyundai Hits New Heights In …
Hyundai's strategy sees the i40 become its midsize diesel sedan and petrol/diesel wagon option, while the newer Sonata will operate in the higher-sellling petrol ... «The Motor Report, Feb 15»
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2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid And Plug-In Hybrid Video
Hyundai launched its new 2015 Sonata mid-size sedan last year, but the Hybrid model carried over unchanged. Now, at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show Hyundai ... «Green Car Reports, Jan 15»
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Hyundai reveals the new Sonata Hybrid ahead of Detroit …
Since its debut in 2011, the Sonata hybrid hasn't seen many changes. Since there's a new standard Sonata out, though, an update for the hybrid was inevitable. «Digital Trends, Dec 14»
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Review: 2015 Hyundai Sonata
The Hyundai Sonata sedan, poised to set a new U.S. sales record this year, feels like a more premium car for 2015 and adds interior room, improved ride, more ... «San Jose Mercury News, Nov 14»
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A Mozart Mystery: Sonata Manuscript Surfaces in Budapest
As he read through the music, he told Agence France-Presse, he realized that he had stumbled onto Mozart's own score of the Piano Sonata in A, K.331 – one of ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
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Hyundai Sonata with 528kW 2.4-litre engine to debut at SEMA
At this year's SEMA show, Hyundai and Bisimoto Engineering will unveil a 528kW version of the new Hyundai Sonata sedan. To get the Sonata's standard ... «CarAdvice, Sep 14»
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2015 Hyundai Sonata 2.4 Limited Review
The South Korean brand is fielding its all-new seventh-generation Sonata, ... at Trader Joe's the latest Sonata is more like a member of the Geek Squad with ... «AutoGuide.com, Sep 14»
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2011 Hyundai Sonata Recalled Because Brake Lines May Leak …
WASHINGTON — Hyundai is recalling 133,075 2011 Hyundai Sonata sedans because the brake lines may leak brake fluid, according to the National Highway ... «Edmunds.com, Aug 14»
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2011-'14 Hyundai Sonata Recalled for Rollaway Risk
WASHINGTON — Hyundai is recalling 883,000 2011-'14 Hyundai Sonata sedans because of rollaway risk, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety ... «Edmunds.com, Jul 14»

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