Domenico Scarlatti

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.

CONTENIDO:

Preface
Reference Note

The Fledgling
The Young Eagle
Roman Patrimony
Church and Theater
Lisbon Patriarchy
The Spanish Scene
The Reign of the Melomanes
Royal Sonatas
Scarlatti's Harpsichord
Scarlatti's Harmony
The Anatomy of the Scarlatti Sonata
The Performance of the Scarlatti Sonatas

Appendices:
The Scarlatti Family
Documents, chronologically arramged, concerning Domenico Scarlatti and his Offspring
Documents concerning Instruments
Ornamentation in Scarlatti
Keyboard Works
Vocal Music
Miscellaneous, Doubtful, and Spurious Works
Bibliography
Note on Catalogue
Catalogue of Sonatas
Table of Sonatas
Additions and Corrections, November 1982
Index