What+is+Sonata+Form?

What is Sonata Form?


 * **Sonata form**, (also called sonata-allegro) is a form of the classical music period.
 *  it is made up of three parts, exposition, development, and recapitulation.
 * In sonata form, the **exposition** is the first major section, incorporating at least one important modulation to the dominant or other secondary key and presenting the principal thematic material.
 * The functions of **development** in sonata form is to follow naturally from what has been established in exposition, their purpose is to discuss and resolve the conflicts of tone and theme that the exposition has raised.
 * **Recapitulation** is one of the most important forms of the sonata form. it signals the end of the main parts and the start of the final part for which that music has prepared the listeners mind.