Scarlatti | Sonata K. 205 in F major | David Louie

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757):
Sonata K. 205 in F major (Vivo)
from Parma Manuscript, Libro 4 (1752)
David Louie, harpsichord
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Portuguese single-manual harpsichord by Robert Hicks after Calisto
A=415Hz (temperament: Bach/Louie)

[@moogfooger]

the change to triplets is striking in this piece! very cool. The term mercurial applies here. Love it. I know that Bach was into numerology but now I think Scarlatti was a master of it. Could this piece be played backwards or upside down. At some point I would love to hear more about the temperament you are using here! Cheers

[@davidlouie]

Bach certainly had an obsession with numbers and their application to composition. In this Scarlatti piece, the usual paired sonatas are combined into a single sonata, highlighted by the changes in time signature from cut time to 12/8, and from major to minor. It lends to its extraordinary length, as this sonata occupies 8 pages in score rather than the usual 4. Glad you like it!