what is the differance between a sonata n a symphony
2007-02-28 08:39:32 · 6 answers · asked by DR. Raed 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
A sonata is a piece usually written to feature a soloist. A symphony is written for an entire orchestra.
2007-02-28 08:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sax Player 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sonata usually has 3-4 movements, a smphony usually has 4, but can have more. Movements have nothing to do with it. A sonata is for a solist and just one or two instruments, a lot of times just one. Sometimes there may be two. A sonata has a piano a lot, or a violin, or a cello. A symphony has the entire orchestra. A lot of times a symphony doesn't use a piano, unlike a sonata.
2007-03-02 15:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by Kreutzer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sonata little, symphony big.
2007-02-28 16:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Sax Player" has it right. And the difference between a sonata and a concerto is that a concerto features a solo instrument (piano, violin, etc.) with a full orchestra.
2007-02-28 16:48:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sonata has only one movement and is a shorter composition. A symphony has two or more movements each based on a different "hook" or thematic.
2007-02-28 16:48:34 · answer #5 · answered by MMM 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a sonata is a piano piece and symphony is an orchestra but don't qoute me.
2007-02-28 16:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋