sonata da camera

[ suh-nah-tuh duh kah-mer-uh; Italian saw-nah-tah dah kah-me-rah ]

noun

1. an instrumental musical form, common in the Baroque period, usually consisting of a series of dances.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sonata da camera¹

1795–1805; < Italian: literally, sonata of the chamber

Example Sentences

Janitsch’s spacious Sonata da Camera in G minor, altogether sweeter and less densely scored than the Bach, made room for Suzuki’s broad phrasing.

From New York Times

Ms. Ajemian recorded extensively and gave the United States or world premieres of many new works, a number of which — among them Ben Weber’s Sonata da Camera and Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin With Percussion Orchestra — were written expressly for her.

From New York Times

The suite came into fashion about the middle of the seventeenth century and was also called Sonata da Camera and Balletto in Italy, and, later, Partita in France.

From Project Gutenberg

Singspiel, 223 Smith, F. Hopkinson, 11 Sonata da Camera, 173 Sonata, 127, 182, 183 Sonata form, 127 et seq.

From Project Gutenberg