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 53 of 76

Sonata Xi K.84 In C Minor

Sonata Xii K.52 In D Minor

Sonata Xiii K.96 In D Major

Sonata Xiv K.105 In G Major

Sonata Xix K.132 In C Major

Sonata Xv K.115 In C Minor

Sonata Xvi K.116 In C Minor

Sonata Xvii K.119 In D Major

Sonata Xviii K.120 In D Minor

Sonata Xx K.133 In C Major

Sonata Xxi K.175 In A Minor

Sonata Xxii K.140 In D Major

Sonata Xxiii K.208 In A Major

Sonata Xxiv K.209 In A Major

Sonata Xxix K.259 In G Major

Sonata Xxv K.215 In E Major

Sonata Xxvi K.216 In E Major

Sonata Xxvii K.238 In F Minor

Sonata Xxviii K.239 In F Minor

Sonata Xxx In G Major

Sonata In C K.309

Sonata Klviii K.471 In G Major

Sonata L K.491 In D Major

Sonata Lii K.493 In G Major

Sonata Liii K.494 In G Major

Sonata Liv K.513 In C Major

Sonata Lix K.544 In B Flat Major

Sonata Lv K.516 In D Minor

Sonata Lvi K.517 In D Minor

Sonata Lvii K.518 In F Major

Sonata Lviii K.519 In F Minor

Sonata Lx K.545 In B Flat Major

Sonata Xl K.403 In E Major

Sonata Xli K.420 In C Major

Sonata Xlii K.421 In C Major

Sonata Xliii K.426 In G Minor

Sonata Xliv K.427 In G Major

Sonata Xlix K.490 In D Major

Sonata Xlv K.460 In C Major

Sonata Xlvi K.461 In C Major

Sonata Xlvii K.470 In G Major

Sonata Xxxi K.263 In E Minor

Sonata Xxxii K.264 In E Major

Sonata Xxxiii K.308 In C Major

Sonata Xxxix K.402 In E Minor

Sonata Xxxv K.366 In F Major

Sonata Xxxvi K.367 In F Major

Sonata Xxxvii K.394 In E Minor