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 51 of 76

Jesús en pesebre

Sonata K 236 in D major

Sonata K 235 in G major

Sonata K 284 in G major

Sonata K 234 in G minor

Sonata K 271 in C major

Sonata K 273 in B flat major

Sonata K 231 in C major

Sonata K 230 in C minor

Sonata K 229 in B flat major

Sonata K 228 in B flat major

Sonata K 274 in F major

Sonata K 171 in G major

Sonata K 221 in A major

Sonata K 224 in D major

Sonata K 186 in F minor

Sonata K 276 in F major

Sonata K 165 in C major

Sonata K 173 in B minor

Sonata K 249 in B flat major

Sonata K 223 in D major

Sonata K 269 in A major

Sonata K 283 in G major

Sonata K 222 in A major

Sonata K 184 in F minor

Sonata K 218 in A minor

Sonata K 194 in F major

Sonata K 262 in B major

Sonata K 238 in F minor

Sonata K 203 in E minor

Sonata K 227 in B minor

Sonata K 225 in C major

Sonata K 213 in D minor

Sonata K 204a in F minor

Sonata K 166 in C major

Sonata K 220 in A major

Sonata K 195 in F major

Sonata K 256 in F major

Sonata K 197 in B minor

Sonata K 277 in D major

Sonata K 167 in F major

Sonata K 217 in A minor

Sonata K 159 in C major

Sonata K 278 in D major

Sonata K 270 in C major

Sonata K 155 in B flat major

Sonata K 214 in D major

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