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Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) wrote 555 solo keyboard sonatas throughout his career. Circulated irregularly in his lifetime, [ 1 ] these are now recognized as a significant contribution which pushed the musical and technical standards of keyboard music.
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) was an Italian composer. He is classified primarily as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the Classical style .
Pages in category "Compositions by Domenico Scarlatti" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Essercizi per gravicembalo (Exercises for Harpsichord) is a collection of thirty single movement sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti. It was published in London on 3 February 1739 and dedicated by the composer to King John V of Portugal. The latter summoned the composer to Lisbon to teach his daughter, Barbara of Portugal, to play the harpsichord.
According to a legend, Scarlatti was inspired by his cat Pulcinella walking on the harpsichord keyboard. The Fugue in G minor (K. 30, L. 499) by Domenico Scarlatti is a one-movement harpsichord sonata popularly known as the Cat fugue or Cat's fugue (in Italian: Fuga del gatto
The Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K. 141, is a solo keyboard sonata written for harpsichord by the Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti. The sonata is characterised by fast repeated notes throughout, [1] which makes it generally difficult to play. [2] Because of its virtuosity, the piece is also described as a toccata. [3]
Domenico Scarlatti, les 555 sonates pour clavecin : table de concordance des catalogues Kirkpatrick, Pestelli, Longo. Ste-Foy: Bibliothèque, Université Laval. P Concordance of the catalogues Christoph Schaffrath: Oestreich, Reinhard (2012). Verzeichnis der Werke Christoph Schaffraths (CSWV). Ortus Studien. Vol. 7. Beeskow: Ortus.
The sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti (of which there are over 500) were the hallmark of the Baroque keyboard sonata, though they were, for the most part, unpublished during Scarlatti's lifetime. [1] The majority of these sonatas are in one-movement binary form, both sections being in the same tempo and utilizing the same thematic material. These ...