Domenico Scarlatti

Keyboard Sonata, K. 141 (Scarlatti)

The Keyboard Sonata in D minor, 141, is a solo keyboard sonata written for harpsichord by the Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti. The sonata is characterised by fast repeated notes throughout, which

Form#

Despite 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. The sonata has one movement in binary form; its time signature is .

Score#

\version “2.18.2” \header tagline = ##f % thèmes temaRep = \repeat unfold 6 d16 \repeat unfold 6 f \repeat unfold 6 e \repeat unfold 6 d \repeat unfold 6 e \repeat unfold 6 a % ms. 7 d16 bes a g f e f g a d, e cis temaBass = 8 r8 r8 q r8 r8 8 r8 r8 8 r8 r8 8 r8 r8 % ms. 6 8 r8 r8 8 r8 r8 4 8 temaBassG = 8 r8 r8 q r8 r8 8 r8 r8 8 r8 r8 8 r8 r8 % ms. 6 8 r8 r8 8 r8 r8 4 8 % petites notes trillD = \tag #‘print d8.\trill \tag #‘midi e32 d e d~ d trillG = \tag #‘print g8.\trill \tag #‘midi a32 g a g~ g upper = \relative c \clef treble \key d \minor \time 3/8 \tempo 4. = 80 % \tempo 8 = 210 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #“harpsichord” s8*0^“Allegro” \temaRep d16 bes a g f e \relative c’ \temaRep d4. \repeat unfold 2 a4.~ a16 e cis a g’ e % ms. 23 a4. bes16 g d bes g bes g'4. a16 f c a f a % ms. 27 f'4. g16 e c g e g e'4. f16 d a f d f f’ e d c bes a % ms. 32 bes'16 a g f e d \repeat unfold 2 cis16 d \trillD cis32 d e f g16 \trillG f32 g % ms. 37 a16 e cis a e cis \change Staff = “lower” a16 e cis a e cis \tempo 8 = 130 a4. lower = \relative c \clef bass \key d \minor \time 3/8 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #“harpsichord” % ************************************** \temaBass > \relative c, \temaBassG 4. % ms. 19 \repeat unfold 2 a16 f d a f d a4. a16 f d a f d g,4. g16 e c g e c f,4. f16 d bes f d bes e,4. e16 cis a e cis a d,4. > s4 s4. s4. thePianoStaff = \new PianoStaff > \score \keepWithTag #‘print \thePianoStaff \layout #(layout-set-staff-size 17) \context \Score \override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/2) \remove “Metronome_mark_engraver” \score \keepWithTag #‘midi \thePianoStaff \midi Beginning of the sonata in D minor, K. 141, by Domenico Scarlatti.

Composer: Domenico Scarlatti