Definition of "sonatas" [sonatas]

• Plural form of sonata. (noun)

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• "Last season he went through the complete piano sonatas, on Thursday and Friday of last week he offered the complete works for cello and piano with cellist Marc Coppey, next season a cycle of violin sonatas is promised, and finally the piano trios the season after that."
• "It is misleading to refer to the sonatas as a "body of music," as they are in fact 32 unique structures, which between them represent an astonishing variety of language and cover more spiritual ground than seems reasonable given that they spring from one man's imagination."
• "A pair of neglected violin sonatas from the Portuguese composer shine in a new recording."