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Music theory

a large form in which an exposition presents contrasting key areas, a development works through the material, and a recapitulation resolves it in the tonic.

In music theory, sonata form refers to a large form in which an exposition presents contrasting key areas, a development works through the material, and a recapitulation resolves it in the tonic. This meaning comes from Rosen (1980) in Sonata forms.[1]

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References

Rosen, C. (1980). Sonata forms. W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393302196

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