#Sonata

A sonata is a breed of musical composition locked within the cage of form for centuries by composers. It promises a quiet beginning and a fierce ending, compelling listeners to bow to the tyranny of structure. Between the lines of its score lie the composer’s vanity and the performer’s endurance, woven together with sly precision. Under the holy banner of art, it lures audiences into a labyrinth of emotion only to release them with the polite ritual of applause. What it gains in dignity, it loses in spontaneity.