The Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K. 141, is a solo keyboard sonata written for harpsichord by the Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti. The sonata is characterised by fast repeated notes throughout,[1] which makes it generally difficult to play.[2] Because of its virtuosity, the piece is also described as a toccata.[3] The piece contains many idioms characteristic of Scarlatti, such as hand crossing,[4] a technique most closely associated with the composer.[5] The piece is in D minor, which is Scarlatti's most used minor key. Scarlatti's sonata shows a Spanish influence, especially of Spanish dance music with guitar technique and syncopated rhythms.[4]
Keyboard Sonata, K. 141 | |
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Sonata by Domenico Scarlatti | |
![]() Domenico Scarlatti in 1738 | |
Key | D minor |
Opus | 141 |
Scoring | harpsichord |
Form
editDespite the name, the overwhelming majority of Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas (including the Sonata K. 141) are not in sonata form, as they were written before sonata form was developed/codified.[6] The sonata has one movement in binary form; its time signature is 3
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Score
editBeginning of the sonata in D minor, K. 141, by Domenico Scarlatti.
References
edit- ^ "Cembalo-Klassiker im Dialog". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Sonata in D minor, K. 141 (Domenico Scarlatti)". pianolibrary.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Cummins, Robert. Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K. 141 (L. 422) at AllMusic
- ^ a b Lee, Jiin (2015). Technical innovations in selected keyboard works of Scarlatti, Mozart, and Schumann (Doctor of Musical Arts thesis). University of Alabama Institutional Repository. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Yearsley, David (2002). "The Awkward Idiom: Hand-Crossing and the European Keyboard Scene around 1730". Early Music. 30 (2): 225–235. doi:10.1093/em/XXX.2.225. ISSN 0306-1078. JSTOR 3519244.
- ^ Lee, Ji-Eun (February 2000). A comparison of the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Antonio Soler (Masters thesis). University of Cape Town. hdl:11427/7844.
Further reading
edit- Lester, Richard. Domenico Scarlatti: The Complete Sonatas, Volume VII: Appendices & Diversities / 57 Sonatas (PDF) (Media notes). Chandos Records. NI 1731. Retrieved 30 November 2022.