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Fugue Sonata in G minor, K. 30, L.499 is a piece by Domenico Scarlatti from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 7, an estimate.
- keyboard work
- Baroque
- Key of G minor
- grand
- playful
- hand independence
- voicing
Also known as D. Scarlatti; FUGA (KW-III-36, K-30, L-499); Scarlaltti 36.
History
Follow the unusual opening idea as a musical line, not a sound effect. Let each continuing voice retain its direction when the texture grows. The familiar Cat's Fugue nickname is a searchable alias, not evidence that a cat composed the subject.
Sources
How to practise it
- Keep the sustained or entering voice audible without making its supporting material heavy.
- Practise the encoded lines separately, then combine them while preserving their different rhythms.
How hard is it
Level 7, estimated
Early witnesses contain overlapping long and short values in two then three voices; 152 measures and sustained counterpoint make this a substantial upper-intermediate to advanced work.
About this piece
- Licence
- publicdomain
- Source
- musescore.com
More by Domenico Scarlatti
- Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K. 32 / L. 423 (Aria)Level 3, estimatedWith Maestro
- Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K. 87Level 6, estimatedWith Maestro
- Sonata in B minor, K. 27Level 7, estimatedWith Maestro
