sonata da chiesa
(soe-NAH-tah dah kee-AE-zah)
[It.]
A Baroque instrumental work intended for performance in a church. The sonata da chiesa is generally in four movements, arranged slow, fast, slow, fast.
See also
[Eng.] church sonata;
[Fr.] sonate d'église (f);
[Ger.] Kirchensonate (f);
[It.] sonata da chiesa (f).
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