The four movements of a sonata are: 1) Sonata allegro form 2) a slow, melodic movement 3) a minuet/trio or in later classical period compositions a scherzo and 4) a rondo.
Movements are distinguished by the silence between the main piece and the movement. There could be more or less than four, but each may have a different tempo, key, rhythym, and harmonization. They...
The musical term "Sonata" simply means played. It is music played by instruments rather than sung.
"Sonata Form", is a musical form that has been used widely used by composers since the early...