In music, a sonata is a musical piece which is played as opposed to sung.

Sonata may also refer to:

Music

  • Sonata form, a way of organizing the composition of a work of music
  • Moonlight Sonata, composition by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Sonata Arctica, a Finnish power metal band

Film, television and stage plays

  • "Sonata" (Moonlight), a television episode
  • Sonata Dusk, a character in My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks
  • Sonata (play), a one-act play by Indian playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar
  • Sonatas (film), a 1959 Mexican-Spanish historical film

Computing and software

  • The Sonata I, II, and III, computer cases manufactured by Antec
  • Sonata (software), a GTK+-based GUI for the Music Player Daemon
  • Sonata Software, an Indian IT consulting and software services company
  • Sonata (building design software), a 1980s 3D building design application
  • Eternal Sonata, a 2007 Xbox 360 and 2008 PlayStation 3 game

Vehicles

  • Hunter Sonata, a small racing and cruising yacht built by British boat builder Hunter Boats
  • Hyundai Sonata, a sedan automobile (saloon car) built by Hyundai Motor Company
  • Sonata 6.7, an American sailboat design
  • Sonata 8, an American sailboat design
  • Sonata 26, an American sailboat design

Other

  • Sonata (given name)
  • Zaleplon, tradename Sonata, a very short-acting sedative used for treatment of insomnia
  • Sonata Watches, India's largest selling brand, made by Titan Industries
  • Sonata, a 2019 comic book series, and its eponymous protagonist, created by David Hine and Brian Haberlin, and published by Image Comics