chamber sonata

sonata da camera, (Italian: “chamber sonata”) a type of solo or trio sonata intended for secular performance; the designation is usually found in the late 17th century, especially in the works of Arcangelo Corelli. In that model, an opening prelude is followed by a succession of dance movements.

A typical sonata-form movement consists of three main sections, embedded in a two-part tonal structure. The first part of the structure coincides with the first section and is called the 'exposition'. The second part of the structure comprises the remaining two sections, the 'development' and the 'recapitulation'.

Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers, with one performer to a part (in contrast to orchestral music, in which each string part is played by a number of performers).

As with the cantata, in the mid-Baroque there was a tendency to divide trio sonatas into two categories: sontata da camera and sonata da chiesa. Although those names indicate music for court vs. music for church, the reality is that both types were often used as concert pieces.

Distinctions between the two types were by no means rigid; the church sonata might contain dance movements, not necessarily labeled as such, while the chamber sonata often adopted the fugal style (based on melodic imitation) typical of the church sonata's opening movement.

Chamber group combinations String - violin, viola, cello, double bass, classical guitar. Woodwind - flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, recorder. Brass - trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, euphonium. Percussion - xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, bongos, maracas, triangle.

Historically, the terms sonata da chiesa (church sonata) and sonata da camera (chamber sonata) had their roots in the early baroque period (early 1600's) and referred not to a form or genre but to a place of performance (church or court respectively).

On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chamber music, such as: concert music, longhair music, and symphonic music.

Type 1 sonatas are those that contain only an exposition and recapitulation, with no minimal link between them, while the Type 2 sonatas are those structures in which what others have called the “recapitulation” begins not with the onset of the primary theme, but substantially after the point, which is commonly around ...

The basic elements of sonata form are three: exposition, development, and recapitulation, in which the musical subject matter is stated, explored or expanded, and restated. There may also be an introduction, usually in slow tempo, and a coda, or tailpiece.

A sonata is a piece for 1,2,3 instruments composed in the construction described above. A symphony is the similar composition like a sonata but for a chamber orchestra or a full orchestra. A (classical) Concerto can be explained as a Symphony for a solo instrument (or more) and a full orchestra.

Article Talk. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote seventeen Church Sonatas (sonate da chiesa), also known as Epistle Sonatas, between 1772 and 1780.