Product Description
Of Scarlattis 555 sonatas, about 10 are for violin and continuo, 3 are specifically for organ, and the rest are for harpsichord. Scarlattis most mature period and largest output was concentrated in the years between 1753, when he was 67, and his death four years later. A consistent development is perceptible in his harpsichord music, essentially characterized by an expansion of simple binary dance form through elaborations of thematic organization and extensions of tonal range. Spectacular innovations in keyboard virtuosityincluding hand crossingare often accompanied by audacious dissonances, unconventional voice leading, and far-flung modulations.
About the arranger
Fillipe Mendel has been immersed in music since he was a child. Coming from a Portuguese family, he believes that music can and should tell a story and, as such, he is the composer and arranger of over hundreds of religious, classical and contemporary songs. Speaking of stories, he also often writes romantic suspense novels. He currently lives in Brazil, in the state of São Paulo.
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