Composer

Domenico Scarlatti

1685–1757

3,038 works in the index

Born: 1685
Died: 1757
Birthplace: Naples
Citizenship / historical state: Kingdom of Spain
Period (estimated from birth year): Baroque

Biography

Scarlatti wrote 555 keyboard sonatas and very little else that survives. They were composed for harpsichord at the Spanish court, and they transfer to the piano well enough that most players meet them there.

Each is a single movement, most under five minutes, and the range of difficulty across the set is enormous — some are within reach of an early intermediate player, others demand hand-crossing and repeated notes at speed that defeat professionals. Selections graded by difficulty are the sensible purchase; the complete edition runs to eleven volumes.

They are catalogued by K. numbers from Ralph Kirkpatrick, and older editions use L. numbers from Longo instead. The same sonata therefore appears under two numbers, and concordance tables are printed in most modern editions.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, harpsichord, Keyboard, Organ, Guitar
Genres represented: Classical, Jazz, pop
Works with composition dates: 3 of 3,038

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 64

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume I	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume V	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume VI	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume X	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume II	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume III	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti:The Complete Works, Volume IV	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume VII	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume VIII	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume IX	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	50
Sonata in C Major, Hob. 1	—	Hob. 1	C major	Piano	Classical	29
Scarlatti: The Complete Works, Volume XI	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	45
Sonata in G Major, Hob. 6	—	Hob. 6	G major	Piano	Classical	20
Scarlatti: Sixty Sonatas, Volume I	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	30
Scarlatti: Sixty Sonatas, Volume II	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	30
Sonata in F Major, Hob. 9	—	Hob. 9	F major	Piano	Classical	16
Sonata	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Flute	Classical	14
Sonata in D Major, Hob. 4	—	Hob. 4	D major	Piano	Classical	14
Sonata in D Minor, K. 64	—	K. 64	D minor	Piano	Classical	14
Scarlatti: Twenty Sonatas	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	20
Sonata in A Major, Hob. 5	—	Hob. 5	A major	Piano	Classical	11
Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 16 (D. Scarlatti)	—	K. 16	B-flat major	Piano	Classical	11
Sonata in A Minor, K. 54	—	K. 54	A minor	Piano	Classical	17
Sonata in E Major, Hob. 13	—	Hob. 13	E major	Piano	Classical	10
Sonata In G (K431)	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	15
Larghetto	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Vocal, Clarinet	Classical	10
Sonata In D Major (Scarlatti D.)	—	—	D major	Piano	Classical	13
Sonata in D minor, K 1, L 366: Allegro	—	—	D minor	Piano	Classical	14
Capriccio in E	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	9
Sonata in C Minor, Hob. 20	—	Hob. 20	C minor	Piano	Classical	7
Sonata in A Major, K. 209	—	K. 209	A major	Piano	Classical	14
Sonata in C minor, K 11, L 352: Allegro	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	12
Sonata In A (K428)	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	11
Pastoral [K. 415; L.s. 11]	—	K. 415; s. 11	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	12
Sonata in F Major [K. 446]	—	K. 446	F major	Piano	Classical	10
Minuetto [K. 42; L.s. 36]	—	K. 42; s. 36	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	10
Sonata in A Major [K. 74; L. 94]	—	K. 74	A major	Piano	Classical	10
Sonata in C Major [K. 330; L. 55]	—	K. 330	C major	Piano	Classical	9
Sonata in G Major [K. 431; L. 83]	—	K. 431	G major	Piano	Classical	11
Minuet [K. 73b; L. 217]	—	K. 73b	—	Piano	Classical	9
Sonata in F Major, K. 44	—	K. 44	F major	Piano	Classical	9
Sonata in G Major, K. 105	—	K. 105	G major	Piano	Classical	9
Sonata in E Major, K. 264	—	K. 264	E major	Piano	Classical	9
Sonata in E Minor, Hob. 34	—	Hob. 34	E minor	Piano	Classical	6
Sonata in G Minor, Hob. 44	—	Hob. 44	G minor	Piano	Classical	6
Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, L 7	—	—	C minor	Piano	Classical	9
Sonata No. 93 in A Minor, L 93	—	—	A minor	Piano	Classical	7
Sonata in D Major (Non presto) [L. 122, Kk. 118]	—	—	D major	Piano	Classical	8

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 71579203. Portrait: Domingo Antonio Velasco, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.