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.
pour le viollon et pour le clavecin
Volume III: Sonata V (a), Sonata VI (A)
for: Violin, harpsichord
Score, Parts
Item no.: 141614
Perahia-Ausgabe
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 695301
Sonate a Violino e Violone o Cembalo
Strumentalismo Italiano 21
for: Violin, basso continuo
Music score (reprint)
Item no.: 326718
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 420772
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 395568
Library of Russian-Soviet Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 318848
for: Harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 177109
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 779304
for flute and piano
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 404287
nach dem Streichquartett G-Dur op. 77 Nr. 1 / Hob. III: 81
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 359706
...I piaceri del violino...
for: Violin, basso continuo
Score, part
Item no.: 459444
aus dem Walsh anon (California) Manuscript mit Verzierungen von William Babell
for: Descant (soprano) recorder [flute/oboe/violin], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 619599
Die Reisesonate
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 379742
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 579125
aus: "Il quarto libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, corrente, e brandi"
Venedig, 1626
for: 2 violins [recorders/cornets], basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4746
("La Baussan" C-Dur, "La d'Agut" c-Moll, "La Dubois" C-Dur)
for: Treble recorder [flute/oboe/violin], basso continuo
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 419137
Eliot Fisk Master Series
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 341135
für Bratsche (original für Violine)
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 665864
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Recorder, basso continuo
Partitur, Stimmensatz, Urtextausgabe, Sammelband
Item no.: 164405
K 1-52
Oeuvres complètes pour clavier, volume 1
Le Pupitre 31
for: Harpsichord
Music score
Item no.: 177108
Bearbeitet für Flöte und Gitarre
for: Flute, guitar
Parts (2)
Item no.: 130983
Camera Flauto Amadeus 188
for: Flute, basso continuo
Item no.: 475539
für zwei Violoncelli
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 359897
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 200548
Musica Rara
for: Treble recorder, basso continuo
Item no.: 414264
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582846
op. 18/5
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 732343
Hortus Musicus
for: Flute, oboe, violin, bassoon, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 160169
(Tempest)
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131031
Zehn Sonaten
Band I: Sonaten 1–5
for: Viola da gamba, basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 485586
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1200
Klassik
for: Cello and Harp
Book
Item no.: 643231
aus: "Modo per imperare a sonare di Tromba", Frankfurt 1638
for: Trumpet (C), basso continuo [organ]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4195
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 736767
for: 2 VL VDG (VC) BC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 580761
Edition Schott
for: Flöte und obligates Cembalo (Klavier)
Music score
Item no.: 749341
Nach dem Urtext
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 748913
Musica Rara
for: 2 trumpets, 3 trombones (quintet)
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Item no.: 462025
Vier Städte/ Four Cities
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 635679
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Cello, piano
Spielpartitur, Stimme, Urtextausgabe
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for: Harpsichord [piano]
Book
Item no.: 388825
Heft 2
for: Treble recorder [violin], basso continuo
Score, Parts
Item no.: 418208
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 359025
for: Trumpet, organ
Buch
Item no.: 215017
Edited by Clara Schumann
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Music score
Item no.: 244565
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 325912
Kontrabaß und Klavier (Original für Violoncello und Klavier)
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 105861
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