sonata

/səˈnɑːtə/

Etymology

From Italian sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from Latin sonāre (“to make sound”). Doublet of sounded.

name

  1. A female given name.

noun

  1. A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.