Francesco Scarlatti

For other people named Scarlatti, see Scarlatti (disambiguation).

Francesco Scarlatti (5 December 1666 – c.1741) was an Italian Baroque composer and musician and the younger brother of the better known Alessandro Scarlatti.[1][2]

Francesco was ever to live under the shadow of his better known relatives, Alessandro Scarlatti (his elder brother) and his nephew, Domenico. However, Francesco himself was an accomplished musician and held a number of appointments.

  1. ^ The authoritative text for all biographical references in this article is Hair, Christopher: "Francesco Scarlatti", in: The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (Oxford, 2000).
  2. ^ Hair, Christopher (2003): "Francesco Scarlatti". Francesco Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (p. 2-3) [CD booklet] (Reading: Deux-Elles Classical Recordings). Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine