sonata da chiesa

soe-NAH-tah dah kee-AE-zah

[ Italian , church sonata ]

Definition

A Baroque instrumental work intended for performance in a church. The sonata da chiesa is generally in four movements, arranged slow, fast, slow, fast.

See Also

[English] church sonata
[French] sonate d'église (f)
[German] Kirchensonate (f)

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