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Sonata Form
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- 1Basic Sonata FormIntroduction (optional)
Exposition
Development
Recapitulation
Coda (optional) - 2ExpositionIntroduction of main themes in following order:
Theme 1 in home key
Bridge (modulation)
Theme 2 (in key of V)
Closing theme (in V) - 3DevelopmentUse developmental techniques on any material from the exposition, including frequent modulations to increase instability of piece. The tonic key is avoided.
- 4RecapitulationRestating of main theme in tonic key
Theme 1 in home key
Bridge (unstable but returns to home key)
Theme 2 in home key
Closing theme in home key. - 5Later developments in sonata formIn minor key, theme 2 and codetta are usually in relative major. By the 19th century more varied and distant relationships were being explored. More than 2 tonalities in the exposition and more than 1 in the recapitulation.
- 6Other formsBinary A B
Rounded Binary A B (A)
Ternary A B A
Small Rondo A B A C A
Large Rondo A B A C A B A
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- Flashcards on Sonata Form, created by mtempleton1 on 18/06/2013.
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