The Keyboard Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Eighteenth-Century Musical Style
The Keyboard Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Eighteenth-Century Musical Style

Author: W. Dean Sutcliffe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-08-28

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 1139441094

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W. Dean Sutcliffe investigates one of the greatest yet least understood repertories of Western keyboard music: the 555 keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. Scarlatti occupies a position of solitary splendour in musical history. The sources of his style are often obscure and his immediate influence is difficult to discern. Further, the lack of hard documentary evidence has hindered musicological activity. Dr Sutcliffe offers not just a thorough reconsideration of the historical factors that have contributed to Scarlatti's position, but also sustained engagement with the music, offering both individual readings and broader commentary of an unprecedented kind. A principal task of this book is to remove the composer from his critical ghetto (however honourable) and redefine his image. In so doing it will reflect on the historiographical difficulties involved in understanding eighteenth-century musical style.

Domenico Scarlatti: Ninety Sonatas in Three Volumes
Domenico Scarlatti: Ninety Sonatas in Three Volumes

Author: Domenico Scarlatti

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0486486168

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Volume II of this critically acclaimed three-part collection features introductory text and performance notes to 30 Scarlatti sonatas, from Sonata XXXI to Sonata LX. The works appear in chronological order and with Kirkpatrick numbers. This Urtext edition preserves the sonatas' original presentation, save for the addition of accidentals and the inversion of treble and bass clefs, in accordance with modern practices and ease of playing.

Eighteenth-Century Keyboard Music
Eighteenth-Century Keyboard Music

Author: Robert Marshall

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 1135887756

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First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Domenico Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti

Author: Ralph Kirkpatrick

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2020-07-21

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 0691216142

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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.

Italian Baroque Masters
Italian Baroque Masters

Author: Denis Arnold

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1997-07

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780393303605

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The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is the most up-to-date body of musical knowledge ever gathered together.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Author: Stanley Sadie

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 968

ISBN-13:

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"This reference classic has approximately doubled in size since its last publication 20 years ago, and the expansion involves more than the thorough revision and addition of articles about music of the past. More articles about 20th-century composers and composer-performers have been added, as well as topical articles about the gender-related, multicultural, and interdisciplinary ways that music is now being studied. Add to these changes that New Grove is also available online, making it a source that would have made its many-faceted creator Sir George Grove proud"--Outstanding reference sources, American Libraries, May 2002.