Scarlatti

[ skahr-lah-tee; Italian skahr-laht-tee ]

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A·les·san·dro [ah-l, uh, -, sahn, -droh, ah-les-, sahn, -d, r, aw], 1659–1725, Italian composer.
his son Do·me·ni·co [d, uh, -, men, -i-koh, daw-, me, -nee-kaw], 1685–1757, Italian harpsichordist, organist, and composer.

Scarlatti

/ skɑːˈlætɪ /

ScarlattiAlessandro?16591725MItalianMUSIC: composer Alessandro (alesˈsandro). ?1659–1725, Italian composer; regarded as the founder of modern opera
Scarlatti(Giuseppe) Domenico16851757MItalianMUSIC: composerMUSIC: harpsichordist 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

One took his fancy, he had been fond of music and not unskilled; this was a piece of Scarlatti, showy, foreign.

And now a word or two respecting Scarlatti's method of development.

The influence of Scarlatti both in letter and spirit is strongly felt.

The pleasing Allegro which follows shows the influence of Scarlatti-Handel.

The plaintive Trio and the Scarlatti-like Finale are attractive.

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