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Noun: sonata  su'naa-tu
  1. A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
    "Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' is one of his most famous piano works"

Derived forms: sonatas

Type of: composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music

Encyclopedia: Sonata