noun Date: 1858 a musical form that consists basically of an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation and that is used especially for the first movement of a sonata
SONATA FORM
Meaning of SONATA FORM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012