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.
Hob. XVI: 7, 9, 4, 8
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Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 553384
für Violine und Generalbass
Heft III: Sonata XI - XVI
for: Violin, basso continuo
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 304640
für Flöte und Cembalo(Klavier)
for: Flute, piano [basso continuo]
Item no.: 488932
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 418902
for: Flute, basso continuo
Score, 2 ensemble scores
Item no.: 286069
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 696701
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 395295
Heft 2: Sonaten 4-6 ("La Beaumont" C-Dur, "La Persan" G-Dur, "La Simianne" G-Dur)
for: Treble recorder [flute/oboe/violin], basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 419152
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 214091
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401343
for: Violin
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 195410
Edited from the autographs and the first edition
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 214569
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 461232
for: Cor anglais, piano
Item no.: 288596
for: Flute, piano [basso continuo]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 207584
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, piano
Item no.: 418885
for flute and piano
Allowed reprint (1928, Chester, London)
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 677566
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 684878
[CD: Continuo-Begleitung zur Solostimme Violine]
MusicPartner - Klassik zum Mitspielen
for: Violin
CD
Item no.: 133886
for: Recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 796433
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401295
für Flöte und Klavier
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 382396
Sonata facile
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 369722
aus: Essercizii Musici
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 379108
with marked and unmarked string part
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 796412
for: 2 Violas and Piano
Book
Item no.: 404586
op. 25/3
for: Cello
Item no.: 287816
The Late Sonatas
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 745297
per trombetta sola et organo, ò gravicembalo
aus: Capricci armonici, op. 4
for: Trumpet, basso continuo [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 3366
aus: "Modo per imperare a sonare di Tromba", Frankfurt 1638
for: Trumpet (C), basso continuo [organ]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4207
aus: "Modo per imperare a sonare di Tromba", Frankfurt 1638
for: Trumpet (C), basso continuo [organ]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4258
aus: Modo per imperare a sonare di Tromba
Frankfurt 1638
for: Trumpet (C), basso continuo [organ]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4905
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 759616
aus: Six Trios à Deux Violons ou Flutes et Violoncelle
Op. 7
for: 2 violins, cello [string orchestra]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 3596
Kompositionen für Gitarre und Streichinstrumente
for: Violin, guitar
Music score
Item no.: 759573
Entstehung, Analyse und Interpretation
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1008999
a Violino, o Flauto solo, e Basso
for: Violin [treble recorder/flute/oboe], basso continuo
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 2737
aus: Il Quarto Libro de Varie Sonate Sinfonie Gagliarde Brandi e Corrente
Venedig 1642
for: 2 violins [recorders/cornets], basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 6086
BMW 1027
after the viola da gamba sonata in C major
for: Cor anglais, harpsichord
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 628394
per il Contrabasso e Viola obligato
for: Viola, double bass [double bass, piano]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 695973
for: Viola, piano
Music score
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Summer Sonata
for: Piccolo, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 771324
Edition Schott
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 351510
Edition Immer
Reihe VII: Kammermusik mit Trompete
for: Trumpet [oboe], violin, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351433
Heft 1: Sonaten 13-15
E-Dur, G-Dur, A-Dur
for: Violin, guitar
Item no.: 216883
op. 2
for: Harfe (Violine)
Item no.: 549540
DOWANI 3 Tempi Play Along
for: Flute
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 181037
für Altblockflöte (od. ein and. Melodieinstr.) u. B. c.
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Item no.: 160553
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