Sonata in B minor, K. 27 (Scarlatti)
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The sparklingly Sonata in B minor, composed around 1738, permits the fingers to lightly glide up and down the keys. The pianist is required to cross their hands over while playing quick arpeggios. Influences of Spanish guitar music can be heard in passages of flourishing broken chords. Like the composer’s other sonatas, the music exhibits Baroque counterpoint and simple two-three-part writing. It is in binary form- two sections which are both repeated. Scarlatti’s melody writing, regular phrasing and use of functional harmony are all features that later influenced the formation of the classical style.
