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 55 of 76
Sonata In G Major K454
Sonata In G Major K455
Sonata In G Major K477
Sonata In G Minor K450
Vivace (Sonata No.1 Op.3) [Loeillet, Jean-baptiste]
Sonata In G Major Hwv.363b
Sonata In A Major L.345
Sonata In A Major L.483
Sonata In C Major L.104
Sonata In D Major L.461
Sonata In D Major L.463
Sonata In D Minor L.422
Sonata In D Minor L.423
Sonata In D Minor L.58
Sonata In E Major L.23
Sonata In G Major L.79
Sonata 1 In F Major (L.479)
Sonata 10 In C Major (L.355)
Sonata 11 In G Major (L.442)
Sonata 12 In A Major (L.345)
Sonata 13 In A Major (L.344)
Sonata 14 In E Flat Major (L.111)
Sonata 15 In C Minor (L.402)
Sonata 16 In A Flat Major (L.186)
Sonata 17 In B Flat Minor (L.296)
Sonata 18 In D Minor (L.422)
Sonata 19 In E Minor (L.376)
Sonata 2 In D Minor (L.413)
Sonata 20 In B Minor (L.447)
Sonata 21 In G Minor (L.177)
Sonata 22 In G Major (L.272)
Sonata 23 In A Major (L.194)
Sonata 24 In A Major (L.139)
Sonata 25 In F Minor (L.473)
Sonata 26 In F Minor (L.189)
Sonata 27 In G Major (L.129)
Sonata 28 In A Major (L.133)
Sonata 29 In A Major (L.135)
Sonata 3 In A Major (L.495)
Sonata 30 In D Minor (L.108)
Sonata 31 In D Major (L.165)
Sonata 32 In C Major (L.351)
Sonata 33 In C Minor (L.112)
Sonata 4 In F Sharp Minor (L.481)
Sonata 5 In A Major (L.368)
Sonata 6 In G Minor (L.499)
Sonata 7 In C Major (L.301)
Sonata 8 In B Minor (L.33)
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