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Sonata vs Melody - What's the difference?

sonata | melody |

As nouns the difference between sonata and melody

is that sonata is a musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo while melody is tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.

As a proper noun Melody is

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sonata

English

(wikipedia sonata)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo

    • Derived terms

    * sonata form * sonatina

    Anagrams

    * ----

    melody

    English

    (wikipedia melody)

    Noun

    (melodies)
  • tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase
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    • Synonyms

    * (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) tune

    Derived terms

    * melodic * melodious * melodium

    Related terms

    * melodrama

    See also

    * scale * tune * harmony * music