Domenico Scarlatti
(1685 – 1757)An Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families.
He is classified as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the Classical style.
Like his renowned father Alessandro Scarlatti, he composed in a variety of musical forms, although today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas.
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From 1719 to 1728, he worked in Lisbon, particularly teaching the king's musical daughter.
When the princess was married to the Crown Prince of Spain, Scarlatti accompanied her to Madrid, and remained in her service for the rest of his life, and it was for her that he wrote the 550 one-movement keyboard sonatas on which his fame rests.
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(L) Sonata in G major, K.2
(R) Sonata in D minor, K.517
Sonatas in A Major
(L) K181 (R) K182
K.322
Stabat Mater á 10 voix
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Alessandro Scarlatti
(1660 – 1725)An Italian Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera.
It was at the Teatro Capranica in Rome that he produced some of his finest and most expressive operas, including Telemaco, Marco Attilio Regoló, and Griselda.
La Griselda
- an opera seria ('serious opera' vs comedy) in 3 acts
- a king of Sicily and his messy marriage with a poor shepherdess, Griselda
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