Differences: Sonatas, Sonatinas, Fugues, Preludes, and all that?

[oceansoul]

Would anyone be as kind as to tell me the differences between all of those kinds of pieces like Sonatas,
Sonatinas, Fugues, Preludes, Études, Waltz...

Where can I get that information?

Thanks in advance,
      OceanSoul.

[qoppa]

Wikipedia is your friend:
Sonata
Fugue
Prelude
Étude
Waltz

Sonatina isn't on Wikipedia, but it's just a smaller, shorter Sonata.

[oceansoul]

Thank you for your help. Wikipedia was a place where I just forgot to search.
This place has been great since I joined.

Thanks again,
       OceanSoul.

[keyofc]

But really - aren't we getting too isolated if we are telling each other to "google it" and look it up when we are already on the internet?

[ramseytheii]

But really - aren't we getting too isolated if we are telling each other to "google it" and look it up when we are already on the internet?

Sometimes people post something like, "What key is the Appassionata sonata in?"  And that is just lazy.  Asking someone to tell you rather than finding out yourself!?  I'm not criticizing the original person but it's better to lead them to the source of information rather than try and give all the answers, anyways you don't know the level they're at.  I think it's fine, and if he has any more questions he'll ask based on reading more info.

Walter Ramsey