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Modulation is a device in music that allows a transition from one key to another. There are many types of modulation: Common chord modulation pivots on a chord common to both keys. Parallel modulation moves between major and minor keys of the same tonic.
sonata [(suh-nah-tuh)] A musical composition for one or two instruments, usually in three or four movements. The sonata of the classic era in music had a definite arrangement for its movements: the first and fourth had a fast tempo, the second had a slow tempo, and the third was in either playful style (a âscherzoâ) or in dance form (a âminuetâ).