The Baroque sonata

Not bad at all ,but I think some parts need to be improved.

Thank you, Kruler, and can I ask you what parts exactly need improving?

Originally Posted by Ascold

Mainly piano works that sounds nowadays as a real baroque music, especially by Scarlatti, Wagenseil, Cimarosa, Galuppi, Paradisi and so on - if you listen to them, i'll find how similar are they to my piece, much more than so-called "pre-classics", I think. But, of course, this is my personal opininon and each your advice and commment is very helpful and interesting for me.

I think your composition is great and I really like your choice of keys and modulations (but maybe it's little unusual to end composition in B flat if you begin in C?) It definitly reminds me on Scarlatti (kk 384 for example).

Very good I loved it

Thank you all!

Well I have nothing much, but solely some things which (In my opinion) need to be improved.

Well, trills in the left hand. Roger. Wide leaps with the left hand. Roger that. Trills and a wide leap RIght after that..... A little challenging, not to say almost impossible to execute for the normal average pianist (I talking about amateur, not professionals, but yeah, you are the composer and you certainly do have the perogative to write solely for professionals?) I suggest you drop the leap or the tril. =)

( I think the trill is what that is pivotal to the effect of the piece, and the leap is well, just for 'showing off'?)

Well second point i would like to point out. erm maybe I am wrong, but in your motiff, i hear a few major sevenths? (erm if dissonance is your aim then I have nothing to say... =X)

Well, on the whole, a very light hearted piece, but i CANT imagine your third movement.... breaking the fingers and lol. just joking!

Well, I look forward to your second and third movements! =)

Finally, I revised the piece and did some important changes in it.

Originally Posted by Ascold

A strange thing, when writing this piece I didn't think of Kuhlau or Clementi in fact! Their music is much more "classical" and easy (not all, surely) than this sonata, and they did never use such technics as far as I know. Pre-Haydn, pre-Mozart? Maybe, but what was before Haydn in the field of sonata? Mainly piano works that sounds nowadays as a real baroque music, especially by Scarlatti, Wagenseil, Cimarosa, Galuppi, Paradisi and so on - if you listen to them, i'll find how similar are they to my piece, much more than so-called "pre-classics", I think.

Nice, fresh-sounding piece. I think it falls squarely into the "Scarlatti Baroque" area. In fact, your melody structure in the opening, with the repeats of closing material, and "vamping" sections is very Scarlatti, as are the rapid repeated notes. Trills and leaps for both hands are standard Scarlatti... the most virtuosic harpsichordist in history; only a relatively small number of his over 500 sonatas are playable by the average amateur pianist. Dual keyboards sometimes helps harpsichordists.

At :18, and elsewhere, you use for your second thematic idea (unconsciously?) the theme of Scarlatti's famous E major sonata K. 20, even using, as Scarlatti does, a trill (dislocated to the other hand) on the last of the 3 notes. Your use of sequences also recalls Scarlatti, as does your clear binary form. Of course your harmonies sometimes stray far from Domenico! (1:28-1:32) But that's you, though you may want to give yourself a second opinion at that spot.

I like the flow... nice work.

camaysar, thank you for your comments on my piece!

Originally Posted by camaysar

... the most virtuosic harpsichordist in history; only a relatively small number of his over 500 sonatas are playable by the average amateur pianist.

yes, I completely agree with you, Scarlatti was a genius of harpsichord, for me his sonatas are like amazing gems, it is wonderfull both to listen and play them.

Nice piece. Only 554 more to go, and you'll enter the Immortal Music Hall of Fame with Scarlatti.