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== 555 Sonatas == | == 555 Sonatas == | ||
Scarlatti wrote 555 sonatas<ref>IMSLP. (n.d.). Keyboard Sonatas, K.1-555 (Scarlatti, Domenico). IMSLP Petrucci Music Library. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonatas,_K.1-555_(Scarlatti,_Domenico)</ref>. Since he lived for 71 years, this means he wrote 7,82<ref group=note> 3 significant figures.</ref> sonatas per year. He | Scarlatti wrote 555 sonatas<ref>IMSLP. (n.d.). Keyboard Sonatas, K.1-555 (Scarlatti, Domenico). IMSLP Petrucci Music Library. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://imslp.org/wiki/Keyboard_Sonatas,_K.1-555_(Scarlatti,_Domenico)</ref>. Since he lived for 71 years, this means he wrote 7,82<ref group=note> 3 significant figures.</ref> sonatas per year. He had written approximately 141 sonatas by 18. Mozart might be a child prodigy but Mozart wrote less sonatas. Meanwhile Scarlatti wrote almost 8 sonatas before reaching 1 year old. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||