SONATA FORM

SONATA FORM 

• Introduction 
• Exposition
• Development 
• Recapitulation 
• Coda 

INTRODUCTION - optional 

EXPOSITION - Theme 1 -- Transition Theme -- Theme 2 -- Closing Theme

DEVELOPMENT - any or all themes are developed here and it will retransit back to the recap. 

RECAPITULATION - 1st theme -- 2nd theme -- closing theme 

CODA - Optional 

what about DOUBLE EXPOSITION ?? 

Example : Mozart Piano concerto in A major K488 ( written in 1786 ) 

EXPOSITION 1 : Theme 1 -- Theme 2 -- Closing Theme (played by the orchestra) 

EXPOSITION 2 : Theme 1 -- Theme 2 -- Closing Theme -- New Theme (played by soloist) 

DEVELOPMENT : New theme 

RECAPITULATION : Theme 1-- Theme 2-- Closing Theme-- New Theme-- Theme 1-- Cadenza

CODA : Closing Theme 

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