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Scarlatti
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Scar·lat·ti  (skär-lät), Alessandro 1660-1725.
Italian composer who influenced the development of modern opera. His son Domenico (1685-1757), a harpsichordist, wrote numerous works for the instrument.

Scarlatti [skɑːˈlætɪ]
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1. (Biographies / Scarlatti, Alessandro (?1659-1725) M, Italian, MUSIC: composer) Alessandro (alesˈsandro). ?1659-1725, Italian composer; regarded as the founder of modern opera
2. (Biographies / Scarlatti, (Giuseppe) Domenico (1685-1757) M, Italian, MUSIC: composer, MUSIC: harpsichordist) 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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