abstract
i have twice taught scarlatti's sonata in c-major towards the end of a first-semester schenker course. this sonata, unusually for scarlatti, restates the opening material in the tonic at the beginning of the final section. thus the piece approximates a simple sonata form: an exposition that modulates from tonic to dominant, a development that prolongs the dominant, and a recapitulation that restates the opening theme in the tonic and transposes the following material from dominant to tonic. these terms--exposition, development, and recapitulation--are anachronistic, but i use them partly because students relate easily to them, and partly because they seem to apply well to this particular sonata.
recommended citation
slottow, stephen
(2007)
"forks in the road - teaching scarlatti's sonata in c major (k.159, longo 104),"
journal of music theory pedagogy: vol. 21, article 4.
available at:
https://digitalcollections.lipscomb.edu/jmtp/vol21/iss1/4
