Scarlatti : Nine Sonatas

Domenico Scarlatti's wealth of invention and the immediacy of his emotional appeal - from darkest tragedy to bold farce - have long attracted guitarists to make his music their own. This collection of nine sonatas arranged bythe Gray/Pearl Duo gathers music displaying both Scarlatti's virtuosic dash and lyrical poignancy.The volume contains an un-edited score as well as performance-ready parts with suggested fingerings technical solutions andinterpretive articulations. This is the first book in an exciting new series from the eminent American Guitar duo of Julian Gray and Ronald Pearl.

Volume I of this critically acclaimed three-part collection features introductory text and performance notes to 30 Scarlatti sonatas from Sonata I to Sonata XXX. The works appear in chronological order and with Kirkpatrick numbers. This Urtext edition preserves the sonatas' original presentation save for the addition of accidentals and the inversion of treble and bass clefs in accordance with modern practices and ease of playing.Reprint of the Zen-On Music Company Inc. 1999 edition.