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Scarlatti, Domenico : Sonata a-moll K.54 L.241

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Music ID : 1689
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:sonata
Total Playing Time:4 min 10 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Maruyama, Yoko

Last Updated: November 28, 2012
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Overall, the left hand frequently occupies the upper-middle register, which relatively emphasizes the sonority of the lower register. This vertical movement of the left hand's register is not merely for creating sonic contrasts. For instance, in measures 16 and 20, the left hand descends to the low register, leading to a conclusive cadential progression; the limited prior use of the low register further accentuates the impact of this cadence. From measure 45, the left hand, leaping over the right hand, forms a descending scale in two voices: the uppermost and the lowest. It can be asserted that the registral disposition is intimately linked to the harmonic and formal structure of the composition.

Writer: Maruyama, Yoko
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