Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Bio
Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti was born in Palermo in the Kingdom of Sicily. He probably studied under Giacomo Carissimi and is considered the founder of the Neapolitan School of Italian composing. He wrote 63 operas and is credited with the culmination of the Italian dramatic tradition.
Music
The Sicilian Vespers
6 Concerti Grossi
Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso
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