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 52 of 76

Sonata K 302 in C minor

Sonata K 208 in A major

Sonata K 207 in E major

Sonata K 282 in D major

Sonata K 205 in F major

Sonata K 296 in F major

Sonata K 182 in A major

Sonata K 298 in D major

Sonata K 201 in G major

Sonata K 299 in D major

Sonata K 200 in C major

Sonata K 196 in G minor

Sonata K 211 in A major

Sonata K 164 in D major

Sonata K 189 in B flat major

Sonata K 185 in F minor

Sonata K 146 in G major

Sonata K 183 in F minor

Sonata K 181 in A major

Sonata K 177 in D major

Sonata K 176 in D minor

Sonata K 175 in C minor

Sonata K 174 in C minor

Sonata K 170 in C major

Sonata K 169 in G major

Sonata K 168 in F major

Sonata K 162 in E major

Sonata K 160 in D major

Sonata K 158 in C minor

Sonata K 226 in C major

Sonata K 233 in E minor

Sonata K 157 in C major

Sonata K 151 in F major

Sonata K 152 in G major

Sonata K 127 in A flat major

Sonata K 150 in F major

Sonata K 128 in B flat minor

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Sonata Ii K.7 In A Minor

Sonata Iii K.16 In B Flat Major

Sonata Iv K.18 In D Minor

Sonata Ix K.54 In A Minor

Sonata K.3 In A Minor

Sonata V K.28 In E Major

Sonata Vi K.29 In D Major

Sonata Vii K.44 In F Major

Sonata X K.57 In B Flat Major

Sonata Viii K.46 In E Major