Domenico Scarlatti

Ralph Kirkpatrick

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9780691027081
  9780691091013
• eBook ISBN:
  9780691216140
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Classical Music

Again available in paperback, this definitive work on the genius of Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) is the result of twelve years of devoted effort by America's foremost harpsichordist and one of the principal authorities on eighteenth-century harpsichord music. Mr. Kirkpatrick traveled extensively to collect material that has tripled the known facts about Scarlatti's life, providing the first adequate biography of one of the greatest harpsichord composers of the eighteenth century and one of the most original composers of all time. The second half of his book is an illuminating study of Scarlatti's 555 sonatas, concluding with a chapter on their performance. The book contains extensive appendixes, including discussions of ornamentation and Scarlatti's vocal music, and an updated section of addenda and corrigenda.

Table of contents

• Cover page
• Half-title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Contents
• Reference Note
• Chapter I. The Fledgling
• Chapter II. The Young Eagle
• Chapter III. Roman Patrimony
• Chapter IV. Church and Theater
• Chapter V. Lisbon Patriarchy
• Chapter VI. The Spanish Scene
• Chapter VII. The Reign of the Melomanes
• Chapter VII. Royal Sonatas
• Chapter IX. Scarlatti's Harpsichord.
• Chapter X. Scarlatti's Harmony.
• Chapter XI. The Anatomy of the Scarlatti Sonata
• Chapter XII. The Performance of the Scarlatti Sonatas
• Appendices
• Bibliography
• Note on Catalogue
• Catalogue of Sonatas
• Table of Sonatas in the Order of Longo's Edition
• The Scarlatti Family Tree
• Additions and Corrections,
• Index