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Sonata

An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc.

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Composition 76% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Opus 76% connected

A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

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Sonatina 76% connected

A short and simple sonata.

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Symphony 76% connected

A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both.

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Movement 70% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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