Sonata K. 380 L. 23

The Anacrouse collection offers pianists, beginners and advanced alike, a wide choice of classical works from the Renaissance to the present day. It brings together major works of the repertoire as well as rarer pieces, and also offers transcriptions for piano solo or four hands, selected for their musical and educational interest. Each score, available individually, benefits from careful editorial work: a rigorously established musical text, clear and legible engraving, accompanied by a short biography of the composer and a note on the work.

The “Sonata in E major, K. 380 (L. 23)” is one of Domenico Scarlatti’s most solemn and majestic pages. Nicknamed the “Cortège”, it offers remarkable pedagogical interest for work on a pearly touch, articulation and rhythmic precision. Its horn calls and march rhythms demand great clarity in the repeated notes and mastery of dynamics to convey its full aristocratic dimension.

Although originally composed for the harpsichord, this sonata is among the Scarlatti works that adapt best to the modern piano. It perfectly illustrates the unique style of the composer, who was established at the Spanish court, blending Italian rigour with Spanish popular colours, with motifs evoking royal fanfares and the Iberian guitar.