Resources on Sonatas in ARMA

ARMA includes a rich and varied selection of sonatas from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries well suited for music history and music theory courses. Important discussions of the sonata are part of the articles on Genre & Form for the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Twentieth Century styles. In addition, the commentaries on several of these pieces offer explore significant features of signicant works. As with other parts of ARMA, when your students encounter terminology specific to chamber music, they may find ARMA's Glossary to be a useful starting point.

Sonatas in ARMA:

Early Sonatas
• Gabrieli: Sonata pian' e forte
• Marini: Sonata IV per il violino per sonar con due corde
Baroque Sonatas
• Biber: Mystery Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, no. 1
• Biber: Mystery Sonatas for Violin and Continuo, no. 11
• Kuhnau: Sonata prima, il combattimento…
• Leonarda: Sonata duodecima, op. 16, no. 12
• Leonarda: Twelve Sonatas, Op. 16, Sonata prima
• Corelli: Sonata de camera, op. 2, no. 4
• Corelli: Sonata da chiesa, op. 5, no. 1
• Corelli: Trio Sonata, op. 3, no. 2
• Legrenzi: Trio sonata "La Raspona"
• Telemann: Trio Sonata in E minor, movement 2
Sonatas from the Classical Era
• J. C. Bach: Sonate in D major, op. 5, no. 2
• Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 33 in C minor, Hob. XVI:20
• Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 37 in D major, Hob. XVI:37
• Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 49 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:49
• Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 50 in C major, Hob. XVI:50
• Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 12 in F major, K. 332
• Mozart: Piano Sonata no. 12 in F major, K. 332
• Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K. 119
• Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, K. 120
• Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K. 492
Sonatas from the Romantic Era
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique"
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein"
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata"
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31, no. 2 "The Tempest" 683
• Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 9 in A major, op. 47 ("Kreutzer"), movement 1
• Clementi: Piano Sonata in C major, op. 34, no. 1
• Clementi: Piano Sonata in C major, op. 34, no. 2
• Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D.960
Twentieth Century
• Cage: Sonata V from Sonatas and Interludes
• Prokofiev: Piano Sonata, no. 7, movement 1
• Prokofiev: Piano Sonata, no. 7, movement 2
• Prokofiev: Piano Sonata, no. 7, movement 3

ARMA also contains commentaries on specific works:

• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, op. 31, no. 2, "The Tempest" (Commentary)
• Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer", movement 1 (Commentary)
• Corelli: Trio Sonata, Op. 3, no. 2 (Commentary) by Emily Laurance, et al.
• Corelli: Sonata da chiesa, Op. 5, no. 1 (Commentary) by Jonathan Rhodes Lee
• Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas (Commentary) by Rob Haskins

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