Scarlatti became famous principally for his many keyboard sonatas, which were mostly one movement works in binary form.

Keyboard Sonatas or harpsichord sonatas is a group of 555 sonatas for harpsichord written by Domenico Scarlatti (1685 – 1757) dating from the early 18^th century. In modern performance the sonatas are sometimes performed on the piano.

Sonata in E Major K.380, L.23

The Sonata in E Major K.380, L.23 is one of the most popular of Domenico Scarlatti`s Sonatas. It follows the typical Baroque bipartite scheme such as the first half ends in the dominant and the second half returns to the tonic. This piece clearly shows the Spanish elements that Scarlatti was influenced by. The Spanish flavour represented by the use of ornamentation and sometimes surprising dissonance, reminiscent of the Spanish guitar. This keyboard music was written primarily for the harpsichord. It has an elegant and lyrical melody and it can almost be called pastoral. Scarlatti used different octaves to create the effect of contrast in dynamics and in its structure, he composed long passages.

Reference

2013. Scarlatti Sonata K 380 – L 23. Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsa2OQyRIPE&gt; [Accessed 17 February 2021]