txtDefinition=The phase in the {\uldb exposition}{\v 81751} of a {\uldb sonata form}{\v 96905} that makes the {\uldb modulation}{\v 88241} from the {\uldb primary area}{\v 93113} to the {\uldb secondary area}{\v 95388}. Unlike a {\uldb development}{\v 79173} {\uldb section}{\v 95736}, where modulations occur freely, a transition generally makes a single-minded move toward one new {\uldb key}{\v 85386} (generally to the {\uldb dominant}{\v 151034} in a work in the {\uldb major mode}{\v 86320}). In the {\uldb recapitulation}{\v 93484}, the transition is adjusted to remain in the tonic. The example plays the transition from the exposition of the {\uldb finale}{\v 82354}.
