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Offline mjames

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Introduction to scarlatti
on: October 06, 2014, 11:08:42 AM
Going to take a fellow members advice and play some Scarlatti. Played two Scarlatti piece before snd both of them were in d major but idk where to go from there. Don't really know much about his music. Help a brotha out.

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #1 on: October 06, 2014, 11:38:46 AM
Some sonatas to start with:

k30 in G Minor (cat's fugue)- not that difficult, quite polyphonic in texture, a very interesting piece.

k54 in A Minor- not too difficult, powerful, some octaves and wide spaced arpeggios. Don't play the arpeggios with a clingy touch, allow your left hand to leave the surface of the keyboard. Some hand crossing, not too tricky.

k87 in B Minor- the most beautiful of the slow sonatas. Needs flexibility and a sensitive touch. Some quite different editions. Use the urtext if possible.

k135 in E- joyful, lovely piece, with some trickier crossing of hands (a favourite Scarlatti technique).

k198 in E Minor- some skips and hand crossing, an almost passionate work. Not that difficult.

k260 in G- a great piece, some leaps.

k319 in F#, beautiful, mercurial. Not that hard to play, but tricky to read (lots of changes of key and accidentals). The 'internal' ornaments can be tricky for some.

k402 in E Minor- few traps in this one. very 'Spanish' in feel.

k466 in F Minor- I love this, haunting theme.

k480 in E- a famous sonata, has some repeated chords and fast repeated notes, inverted mordents for the left hand thumb, and is thus a little trickier than it looks.

k491 in D- well known, attractive, spirited, with some wide spread arpeggios and passages in 3rds.

K513 in C- lies under the fingers well.

K531 in E- gorgeous piece of pianistic melody, similar in style to k135, but with more pathos and less exuberance.

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #2 on: October 06, 2014, 06:41:43 PM
Some more:

K208
Lyrical piece, really nice and not too difficult

K197
Just plain lovely :)

K9
A beautiful faster sonata

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #3 on: October 06, 2014, 07:12:05 PM
Scarlatti is dope. i like his major key works,

I would suggest supplementing with a sprinkle of Seixas in minor mode as well, complement each other well


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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #4 on: October 06, 2014, 07:25:25 PM
Some more:

K208
Lyrical piece, really nice and not too difficult

K197
Just plain lovely :)

K9
A beautiful faster sonata

YOU KNOW YOU WERE THE MEMBER I WAS TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT?

I love the A major one...

Dude it's so beautiful. Bless you Outin.

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #5 on: October 06, 2014, 07:32:35 PM
YOU KNOW YOU WERE THE MEMBER I WAS TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT?


I forget things  ;D

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #6 on: October 06, 2014, 10:04:47 PM
I'm studing The sonata k 213, just beautiful and not very difficult, level 6
K 32 it's very short, not difficult at all and really beautiful. Level 5. I hope you like them



Offline j_menz

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #7 on: October 06, 2014, 11:42:44 PM
I'm studing The sonata k 213, just beautiful and not very difficult, level 6
K 32 it's very short, not difficult at all and really beautiful. Level 5. I hope you like them





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Offline liszt1022

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #8 on: October 07, 2014, 03:57:33 AM
I paired one in Bb with one in Gmin at one of my recitals... can't remember the numbers! But I liked them. I'll try to find them again.

Edit: Bb was K248.

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Re: Introduction to scarlatti
Reply #9 on: October 08, 2014, 09:52:56 AM
Ups! I dont' know what I did wrong, thanks for resolving it Jmenz!
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