Domenico Scarlatti

Domenico Scarlatti
Portrait of Scarlatti wearing the Order of Santiago (1738)
Born
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti

(1685-10-26)26 October 1685
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died23 July 1757(1757-07-23) (aged 71)
Madrid, Spain
WorksList of compositions

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) was an Italian composer. He is classified primarily as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the Classical style. Like his renowned father Alessandro Scarlatti, he composed in a variety of musical forms, although today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas.[1] He spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families.

  1. ^ Kirkpatrick, Ralph (19 July 2023). "Domenico Scarlatti". Encyclopædia Britannica Online.