Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata (Capriccio)
in E Major, K. 380
Throughout this delightfully sunny piece, open fifths are used to create a fanfare-like effect.
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Graceful open fifths
The Sonata in E major K. 380 is a sunny piece brimming with delightful charm and quiet beauty. Throughout the piece, open fifths are used to create a fanfare-like effect, but not of the bombastic kind; the character remains neat and graceful throughout. Skillful use of repetition makes the sonata catchy and memorable, and since it is fairly accessible to amateur players, it has become highly popular and beloved among pianists and audiences alike.Background
Scarlatti composed 555 keyboard sonatas covering an astonishing range of styles and characters, most of which were one-movement works in binary form (the Sonata form as it is known today was yet to be developed during the Baroque period). Featuring highly inventive and often virtuosic keyboard writing, modulations to unusually distant keys, and sometimes an audacious use of dissonance, they exhaust the technical and tonal possibilities of the harpsichord, and they have become popular among harpsichordists and pianists alike.Forum posts about this piece:
[VIDEO] Scarlatti - Sonata K.380 in E major [In-depth Tutorial] by antune
Hi everyone, Here is my latest tutorial on Scarlatti Sonata in E-major. It has been requested several times and finally, I could make a video about it. In this video I talk about different...
Scarlatti sonata K380 help! by coolpianoman
I am working through the Scarlatti sonata K380 and amazed by the various approaches to the trills and even the playing of the first 8 bars and any input would be appreciated. Firstly which hand? Whilst most use...
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Sonata (Capriccio) K. 380 in E Major, a composition by the baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti who was born in 1685 and died in 1757. It was composed during the Baroque period and is part of Scarlatti's Sonatas.
Sonata (Capriccio) K. 380 in E Major, a composition by the baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti who was born in 1685 and died in 1757. It was composed during the Baroque period and is part of Scarlatti's Sonatas.