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Piano - Intermediate SKU: AP.494 Composed by Domenico Scarlatti. Edited by Margery Halford. Graded Standard Repertoire; Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork Edition. Baroque; Masterwork. Book. 24 pages. Alfred Music #00-494. Published by Alfred Music (AP.494). ISBN 9780739028773. UPC: 038081017310. English.These short, pleasing pieces assist early-intermediate pianists in developing overall musicianship and technique. The collection contains sonatas, minuets, an Aria and a Pastoral written in binary form. Halford provides suggestions for style and interpretation in a foreword, and includes fingering, phrasing and notated ornaments in light print within each composition. This is an important volume for students new to Scarlatti's brilliant and lyrical keyboard styles.