The Value And Application Of D. Scarlatti Sonata In Piano Teaching

Domenico Scarlatti was a harpsichord, composer and educator of the same age as Bach and Handel. Although he is not as well known as Bach and Handel, his music and creative ideas play an important role of the development in the history of Western music. Domenico Scarlatti is not only a transitional composer, but also a cross-era music giants, he set up the embryonic form of sonata form for the classical period,and provide dazzling skills to the romantic period. His most important music works are the 555 keyboard sonatas, which get unique creative approach, multiple music styles and skill categories, contain both the traditional music of Baroque period and the national music of Spain.Italy etc.This paper consists of four parts. In the first part, the author introduces the background and significance of the research and national and international current research status of D · Scarlatti sonatas. And summarized the Characteristics of style and key points of performance of D · Scarlatti Sonata in the summary. The second part mainly analyzes the D · Scarlatti Sonatas in three aspects: style source, musical form and tone, and sound characteristic. In the third part, the author demonstrates the value of D · Scarlatti in piano teaching in skill training and re-creation. The fourth part classifies the works according to the module training and the degree of difficulty about choice of tracks and explanation of key points in piano teaching. At last, the author end this paper with her writing motivation, while hoping that the value of D · Scarlatti Sonatas in piano teaching is well recognized and its works are widely used.D·Scarlatti and his Sonatas can not be simply classified in a country or genre. If we have to put his music into a single category,it should be "the most precious artistic wealth.".