Development of the Sonata genre in Frederic Chopin’s creation

Abstract

The paper herein highlights those aspects of Chopin’s sonata that demonstrate the strong connection with the classical-type sonata, as well as the fact that the piano poet took inspiration from some German composers’ themes, which he afterwards developed and transformed into genuine chefs-d’oeuvre – Sonata op 4, Sonata op 35, Sonata op 58 and Sonata for cello and piano op. 65. By analyzing piano sonatas composed by Frederic Chopin, one can notice how the composer perceived the sonata form, the compositional procedures resorted to and the level wherefrom the sonata form in Chopin’s conception began to evolve.