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Sonata Form
Form and Analysis
Term | Definition |
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Exposition | First part of Sonata form includes principle theme, transition, second theme and closing theme. |
Principle Theme | Establishes the tonic key. |
Transition | Prepares the second key. |
Second Theme | Establishes the new key |
Closing THeme | Solidifies the change in tonality |
Dependant Transition | Begins as a restatement of the principle theme. |
Monothematic | Second theme is a varied restatement of the first, only in a contrasting key. |
Dominant Preparation | Prepares the recapitulation. |
Recapitulation | Restates the 4 sections of the exposition, but the 2nd them and closing theme are in the tonic key. |