The sonata became a great innovation of the Classical period. The parts of a sonata include what
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is known as the Sonata form, which consists of three main sections: the exposition, the development, and the recapitulation. The exposition presents the main themes and tonality of the piece, the development section manipulates and modulates the themes, and the recapitulation restates the original themes in the original tonality. Additionally, many sonatas include a slow second movement and a fast final movement.