SONATA


Meaning of SONATA in English

[ sə'nα:tə ]

■ noun a classical composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment.

Origin

C17: Ital., lit. 'sounded' (orig. as distinct from 'sung'), feminine past participle of sonare .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.