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Author: Julie
Date: 2005-03-09 01:43
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Sonata form--also called ABA form--was the most important musical form used during the Classical period. The beginning and the ending sections of Sonata form are the same. The middle section is different. This form gives you balance (beginning and ending) and contrast (middle).
does this mean that Weber's concerto in F minor is a sonata? what is a concerto anyway? is a concerto different from a sonata? if so, how is it? what is it's form? how does a concerto differ from a concertino? symphony? etc. thanks
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2005-03-09 03:13
Where is that a quote from? Sonata form is more complicated than ABA, and the beginning and end sections, though similar, are not the same. Don't make too many assumptions based on an oversimplification.
The first movements of most "concertos" and "sonatas" before (and lots after) the early 20th century are in sonata form.
A piece called a sonata is typically with piano; a concerto is with orchestra, or lately sometimes wind ensemble.
A concertino is a little concerto.
A symphony is a big multimovement orchestral work.
There are lots of extra criteria and commonalities in each of these, but that's the general one-sentence-apiece gist.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Tom A
Date: 2005-03-09 04:11
A - B - A is known as ternary form. What are the questions for?
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Author: RodRubber
Date: 2005-03-09 04:15
Julie,
For the information you really want, try reading "The Classical Style" by Rosen.
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