A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PIANO SONATA

This paper centers on the origin and development of piano sonatas. It narrates the evolution of piano sonatas from chanson, conzona, and suite to classical sonatas, introduces the important works of such great masters as Scarlati, Hydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin, and analyses their contributions to the sonata form, and to the ideas and content expressed.The purpose of the thesis is to introduce the main thread of the development of the piano sonata. Moreover, it is hoped that based on the traditional the present music composers can express people's living states and thinking patterns by injecting new elements into music.