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Sonata in G minor, K. 4 is a piece by Domenico Scarlatti from the Baroque era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- keyboard sonata
- Baroque
- dancing
- playful
- hand independence
- scales runs
Also known as Keyboard Sonata in G minor, K. 4.
History
A tiny pickup launches a quick weaving line. Hear where the gesture is going, then fit the lower notes around that movement without making the pulse stiff.
Sources
How to practise it
- Group the quick notes into short relaxed gestures before increasing speed.
- Practise the musical layers alone, then preserve their different rhythms together.
How hard is it
Level 6, estimated
The native opening is an implicit measure labelled0 with a single sixteenth pickup. The following running figures and41-measure source need rhythmic precision and independence; do not flatten the pickup into a full bar.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- 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
