sonata

English Thesaurus

1. a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	classical, classical music, serious music,
definition	:	traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	piano sonata,
definition	:	a sonata for piano (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	sonatina,
definition	:	a short and simple sonata (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	symphonic music, symphony,
definition	:	a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	movement,
definition	:	a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata (noun.communication)