Scarlatti

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

/ skɑrˈlɑ ti; Italian skɑrˈlɑt ti /

noun

A·les·san·dro

[ah-luh-sahn-droh; Italian ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ ləˈsɑn droʊ; Italian ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/,1659–1725, Italian composer.

his son Do·me·ni·co

[duh-men-i-koh; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ; Italian dɔˈmɛ niˌkɔ/, 1685–1757, Italian harpsichordist, organist, and composer.

Example sentences from the Web for scarlatti

Tell him he shall yet hear something good of Scarlatti's disciple.

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various
The influence of Scarlatti both in letter and spirit is strongly felt.

The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock
Handel, as indifferent as Scarlatti to the victory of either of these parties, tried to write in the style of both.

Handel |Romain Rolland
Some of the writing recalls Scarlatti, but there are also many touches of harmony and melody which tell of later times.

The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock

Still, Corelli persisted in the major key, till Scarlatti was obliged to call out to him, and set him right.

The Violin |George Dubourg

British Dictionary definitions for scarlatti

Scarlatti

/ (skɑːˈlætɪ) /

noun

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

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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