奏鳴曲式 zòu míng qǔ shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)

CHARACTERS

奏 zòu memorialize emperor; report
鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound
曲 qǔ crooked, bent; wrong, false
式 shì style, system, formula, rule