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  2. Sonata form - Wikipedia

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    Early examples of sonata form resemble two-reprise continuous ternary form. [1] Sonata form, optional features in parentheses [2]. The sonata form (also sonata-allegro form or first movement form) is a musical structure generally consisting of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation.

  3. History of sonata form - Wikipedia

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    Sonata form is one of the most influential ideas in the history of Western classical music.Since the establishment of the practice by composers like C.P.E. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert and the codification of this practice into teaching and theory, the practice of writing works in sonata form has changed considerably.

  4. Sonata cycle - Wikipedia

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    The third movement usually follows a dance-like form, such as Minuet [or Scherzo] and Trio form. It is commonly written in the home key. Or, if used as the last movement, is in a fast tempo such as prestissimo, presto, or vivace. Like in Beethoven's "Pathetique" sonata Op.13 Third Movement

  5. Sonata theory - Wikipedia

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    The entire sonata form, therefore, is understood as a dynamic trajectory toward the ESC, the basic plan of which is foreshadowed by the exposition's approach to the EEC. This teleology is central to Sonata Theorys conception of the dramatic and expressive potential of sonata form as a whole. The crux is the part of the recapitulation where the ...

  6. Three-key exposition - Wikipedia

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    In music, the three-key exposition is a particular kind of exposition used in sonata form. Normally, a sonata form exposition has two main key areas. The first asserts the primary key of the piece, that is, the tonic. The second section moves to a different key, establishes that key firmly, arriving ultimately at a cadence in that key.

  7. Exposition (music) - Wikipedia

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    Exposition Haydn's Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI: G1, I, mm. 1-28 Play ⓘ. [1] In musical form and analysis, exposition is the initial presentation of the thematic material of a musical composition, movement, or section. The use of the term generally implies that the material will be developed or varied.

  8. Sonata rondo form - Wikipedia

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    The simplest kind of sonata rondo form is a sonata form that repeats the opening material in the tonic at the end of the exposition and recapitulation sections. [A B' A] exp [C"] dev [A B A] recap By adding in these extra appearances of A, the form reads off as AB'AC"ABA , hence the alternation of A with "other" material that characterizes the ...

  9. Symphonies by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Wikipedia

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    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky struggled with sonata form, the primary Western principle for building large-scale musical structures since the middle of the 18th century. Traditional Russian treatment of melody, harmony and structure actually worked against sonata form's modus operandi of movement, growth and development. Russian music—the Russian ...