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Sonata Form
Form and Analysis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exposition | First part of Sonata form includes principle theme, transition, second theme and closing theme. |
| Principle Theme | Establishes the tonic key. |
| Transition | Prepares the second key. |
| Second Theme | Establishes the new key |
| Closing THeme | Solidifies the change in tonality |
| Dependant Transition | Begins as a restatement of the principle theme. |
| Monothematic | Second theme is a varied restatement of the first, only in a contrasting key. |
| Dominant Preparation | Prepares the recapitulation. |
| Recapitulation | Restates the 4 sections of the exposition, but the 2nd them and closing theme are in the tonic key. |