sonata da camera

noun

sonata da cam·​era -də-ˈkam-rə 

-ˈka-mə-

plural sonatas da camera

: a musical composition of the 17th and 18th centuries for one or more instruments with continuo consisting chiefly of dance movements called also chamber sonata

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, chamber sonata

First Known Use

circa 1731, in the meaning defined above

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