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奏鳴曲式

简奏鸣曲式 · 繁奏鳴曲式

Mandarin · pinyin zòu míng qǔ shì

sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)

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奏: zòu · memorialize emperor; report
鳴: Look up this written character
曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
式: shì · style, system, formula, rule
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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4–2–3–4 · zou4 ming2 qu3 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zau3 ming4 kuk1 sik1

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noun

(music) sonata form

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