piece of music vs sonata

sonata vs piece of music

piece of music and sonata both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of music	Yes	No	No	No
sonata	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sonata is a hyponym of piece of music; that is, sonata is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of music:

piece of music: a musical work that has been created
sonata: a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

Other hyponyms of piece of music include morceau, sheet music, arrangement, musical arrangement, realisation, realization, intermezzo, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octet, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, canon, etude, idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, toccata, fantasia, musical passage, passage, movement, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, pastiche, potpourri, nocturne, notturno, song, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, program music, programme music, incidental music, csardas, czardas.

piece of music (noun)	sonata (noun)
a musical work that has been created	a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

Difference between piece of music and sonata

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