Editing Sonata form (section)

==Sonata form and other musical forms==

Sonata form shares characteristics with both [[binary form]] and [[ternary form]]. In terms of key relationships, it is very like binary form, with a first half moving from the home key to the dominant and the second half moving back again (this is why sonata form is sometimes known as ''compound binary form''); in other ways it is very like ternary form, being divided into three sections, the first (exposition) of a particular character, the second (development) in contrast to it, the third section (recapitulation) the same as the first.

The early binary sonatas by [[Domenico Scarlatti]] provide excellent examples of the transition from binary to sonata-allegro form. Among the many sonatas are numerous examples of the true sonata form being crafted into place.