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The '''Sonata form''', also known as '''sonata-allegro form''', is a musical form typically used in the first movement of classical works.  It is derived from the "binary form" of the [[Baroque]] and [[Rococo]] eras of music, and gained prominence in the works of [[Franz Joseph Haydn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]].

The '''Sonata form''', also known as '''sonata-allegro form''', is a musical form typically used in the first movement of classical works.  It is derived from the "binary form" of the [[Baroque]] and [[Rococo]] eras of music, and gained prominence in the works of [[Joseph Haydn]] and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]].

The word [[sonata]] is also used to refer to a stand-alone instrumental work usually in three movements, when first movement is in the sonata form.

The word [[sonata]] is also used to refer to a stand-alone instrumental work usually in three movements, when first movement is in the sonata form.