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Sonata vs Trio - What's the difference?

sonata | trio |

In lang=en terms the difference between sonata and trio

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 trio is a passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.

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

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    trio

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of three people or things.
  • (senseid)A group of three musicians.
  • (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
  • (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
  • Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.

    • Synonyms

    * (group of three) threesome, triad, trine, trinity, troika, triumvirate

    See also

    * solo - 1 * duo - 2 * triplet - 3 * quartet - 4 * quintet - 5 * sextet - 6

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