Scarlatti
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Alessandro 1659–1725, Italian composer.
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his son Domenico 1685–1757, Italian harpsichordist, organist, and composer.
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Alessandro (alesˈsandro). ?1659–1725, Italian composer; regarded as the founder of modern opera
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his son, ( Giuseppe ) Domenico (doˈmeːniko). 1685–1757, Italian composer and harpsichordist, in Portugal and Spain from 1720. He wrote over 550 single-movement sonatas for harpsichord, many of them exercises in virtuoso technique
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Small says the musical conversation within the Scarlatti piece was something he could just manage with one hand, preserving its virtuosity while necessarily excising some notes.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022
She ended the program with a melting rendition of a wistful Scarlatti sonata, which conveyed the place of satisfaction and peace at which she has arrived.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2021
Esfahani returned to the Baroque with seven Scarlatti sonatas.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2021
Beisembayev’s programme spans five centuries, from sonatas by Scarlatti to studies by Ligeti, via Beethoven’s Sonata Op 111 and Stravinsky’s Firebird.
From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2021
Toward the end of the century, the appearance of the genius, Alexander Scarlatti, effected the transference of the musical supremacy of Italy to Naples.
From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
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