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SCARLATTI SONATA IN F MAJOR K106

Key F major Tempo Allegro/Andante Style Baroque

Will improve your:Non legatoOrnamentationUse of dynamics

Playing Baroque keyboard music on the piano can attract strong views. But only because performers have so many choices to make. The following four points should help you decide how, and why, you want to play this sonata in a particular way.

Decision 1: Touch. Written for the

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