单词 | sonata da chiesa |
释义 | sonata da chiesan. A musical composition for one or more solo instruments and continuo, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, usually consisting of four alternately slow and fast movements and considered suitable for performance in a church or similar setting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > piece in specific form > [noun] > sonata > type of sonata da camera?1690 sonata da chiesa1726 sonatina1759 sonatine1875 double sonata1876 trio-sonata1884 1726 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 3) Chiesa,..is set to distinguish the Musick design'd for Churches, from that design'd for Chambers, or private Concerts; as Sonata de Chiesa, is Sonata for the Chapel. 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music s.v. Sonata There are several kinds of Sonatas. The Italians, however, reduce them principally to two: the Sonata da Camera, or Chamber Sonata; and the Sonata de Chiesa, or Church Sonata. 1819 T. Busby Gen. Hist. Music II. x. 284 The first and third operas of his sonatas, termed Sonate da Chiesa, were deemed so grave, dignified and solemn, as to be worthy of embellishing divine service. 1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 556/2 There are twenty-four ‘Sonate da Chiesa’ for strings, lute, and organ. 1968 Listener 20 June 813/3 The extent to which purely instrumental pieces were demanded during the services seems altogether extraordinary. This was the cradle of the sonata da chiesa and the concerto grosso. 2009 R. Katz Lang. of its Own i. ii. 104 It was Arcangelo Corelli who standardized the sonata da chiesa as a composition consisting of four movements. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1726 |
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