Scarlatti

American  

[skahr-lah-tee, skahr-laht-tee] / skɑrˈlɑ ti, skɑrˈlɑt ti /

noun

1. Alessandro 1659–1725, Italian composer.

2. his son Domenico 1685–1757, Italian harpsichordist, organist, and composer.

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Scarlatti British  

/ skɑːˈlætɪ /

noun

1. Alessandro (alesˈsandro). ?1659–1725, Italian composer; regarded as the founder of modern opera

2. 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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Example Sentences

She performed at local churches and won second place in a statewide contest with a Scarlatti sonata at age 13.

From Los Angeles Times

Her Bach, Scarlatti and Mozart are bold, vivid and rhythmically arresting.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Since then, two rarities have followed: Scarlatti’s “Il Primo Omicidio” and, this past fall, Campra’s “Idoménée,” far more obscure than Mozart’s later “Idomeneo.”

From New York Times

He performed and recorded now-standard accounts of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations,” as well as a comprehensive survey of Domenico Scarlatti’s sonatas.

From Washington Post