Composer
Domenico Scarlatti
1685–1757
3,621 works in the index
- Era
- Baroque
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Spain
- Born in
- Naples
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.
Catalogue
Works page 37 of 76
Sonata "Pastorale", K. 9; L. 413
Sonata L357
Sonata, L.90
Sonata L380
K209
"Sonata in Bb, Kp. 172, L. S40"
Sonata L312 K546
"Sonata in G, Kp. 284, L. 90"
Sonata L200
Sonata L86 K520
"Sonata in A minor, Kp. 149, L. 93"
Salve puerule - G-Dur/G major
Sonata L188 K525
"Sonata in G, Kp. 424, L. 289"
"Sonata in D, Kp.140, L.107"
Sonata L376 K147
"Sonata in G minor, Kp. 102, L. 89"
"Sonata in F, Kp. 525, L. 188"
Sonata L391
Toccata
"Sonata in D, Kp. 535, L. 262"
"Sonata in A, Kp. 279, L. 468"
"Sonata in D minor, Kp. 444, L. 420"
"Sonata in D minor, Kp. 434, L. 343"
"Sonata in D, Kp. 277, L. 183"
"Sonata in F sharp minor, Kp. 67, L. 32"
Sonata K. 9; L. 413 - "Pastorale"
"Sonata in F sharp minor, Kp. 25, L. 481"
"Sonata in G, Kp. 427, L. 286"
"Sonata in D minor, Kp. 9, L. 413"
"Sonata in D, Kp. 436, L. 109"
"Sonata in E, Kp. 380, L. 23"
"Sonata in F, Kp. 38, L. 478"
"Sonata in G minor, Kp. 4, L. 390"
"Sonata in G minor, Kp. 8, L. 488"
"Sonata in B minor, Kp. 197, L. 147"
"Sonata in D, Kp. 178, L. 162"
"Sonata in G, Kp. 144"
"Sonata in G, Kp. 425, L. 333"
Sonata L116 K518
Sonata L120
Sonata L121
Sonata L167 K542
Sonata L327
K333
K466
"Sonata in Eb, Kp. 123, L. 111"
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