Harpsichord (harpsichord)
SKU: HL.48188386
Volume 4,
K.156-205. Composed
by Domenico Scarlatti.
Edited by Kenneth
Gilbert. Leduc. Baroque.
Softcover. 212 pages.
Heugel & Cie #HE32486.
Published by Heugel & Cie
(HL.48188386).
UPC:
888680866136.
9.0x12.0x0.565
inches.
Italian
composer, Domenico
Scarlatti (1685-1757) is
well-known for his
Keyboard compositions.
His 555 Keyboard Sonatas
remain ever popular to
this day, and it is for
this reason that this
fourth volume is
indispensable to
performers of the genre.
Originally composed for
the Harpsichord, Organ or
early Pianoforte, the
Sonatas display the
riveting use of discords
and unconventional
modulations to remote
keys. It is also thought
that much of Scarlatti's
Keyboard music contains
influences of Iberian
music, considering that
he spent much of his
working life in the
service of the Spanish
and Portuguese royal
families. The fourth
volume, comprising
Sonatas 156-205, includes
the popular and
recognisable Sonata in C
major (K. 159). Bearing
in mind that Domenico
Scarlatti was a highly
competent and popular
Keyboard player in his
day, so much so that he
was employed in the
service of two royal
families, his Sonatas are
composed with much
experience, understanding
and expertise, creating
an essential addition to
the repertoire of all
Keyboard players of the
Baroque genre. .
