Sonata in Baroque

[doowlehc]

Sonata in Baroque

In the baroque period - there are lots of music called 'sonata'.  what form is this baroque sonata?  I am sure it is not the same as the sonata in classical period.  is there any convention in baroque sonata form?

[Waldszenen]

Sonatas in the Baroque period are different to those in the Classical and onwards periods.

All I know regarding their structure is that they typically contain only one movement (eg Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas) and that within this single movement there consists an exposition (or commonly an introductory passage), a development, recapitulation and all these funny different modulatory and transitionary sections.


o_O

[Daevren]

Sonata did not really exist back then. We now call them sonatas. No idea what they called them back then or how they look in shape exactly. Charler Rosen wrote a book on the subject, called 'Sonata forms', notice the plural form. The answer might be in there. I have it on the shelf but I am too lazy to look for it.

[Ludwig Van Rachabji]

Originally, the term "sonata" simply referred to a piece that wasn't sung. Therefore, a sonata could have been anything. "Sonata form" was invented later.

[faulty_damper]

Originally, the term "sonata" simply referred to a piece that wasn't sung. Therefore, a sonata could have been anything. "Sonata form" was invented later.

Yes, anything an intrument played could be called a sonata, which comes from sonore (L).  Exempli gratis: Scarlatti's Exercizes are now called sonatas.

[doowlehc]

what about the term 'trio sonata' - does it mean anything specific?  why the word 'trio'?