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This G major sonata unfolds with playful energy and crisp rhythmic clarity, asking you to highlight the exchanges between short motifs and sparkling passagework rather than a broad, lyrical approach. You will specifically face Connaissance des formes (3.6/5): you must clearly map the binary sections and manage repeats so transitions feel proportioned and dynamics balanced between halves; and Ornements baroque (3.1/5) require clean trills and mordents executed with controlled finger action and a slight wrist motion so the ornaments sit within the line without blurring it. From the Baroque period, the sonata belongs to the large body of Scarlatti keyboard sonatas that explore bright textures and concise contrasts within short movements.