sonata
noun /səˈnɑːtə/
/səˈnɑːtə/
- a piece of music for one instrument or for one instrument and a piano, usually divided into three or four parts
奏鸣曲 - Beethoven’s piano sonatas
贝多芬的钢琴奏鸣曲 - a violin sonata
小提琴奏鸣曲
词源late 17th cent.: Italian, literally ‘sounded’ (originally as distinct from ‘sung’), feminine past participle of sonare. - Beethoven’s piano sonatas