Domenico Scarlatti

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirkpatrick, Ralph

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scarlatti, Domenico.

Composers.

Harpsichord music.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 491 pages, 34 pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

Revised edition

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1983

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

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 VIII. 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 and Table of Principal Sources in Approximately Chronological Order

TABLE OF SONATAS in the Order of Longo's Edition

THE SCARLATTI FAMILY TREE

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS, NOVEMBER I982

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-439) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Heri optryk af 2. edition 1955

ISBN:

9780691216140

0691216142

OCLC:

1227050449