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.
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Not only the best examination of the subject which has appeared up to the present time, it is the only one commensurate with [Scarlatti's] true artistic stature, and the significance of his music to his time and ours. -- The New York Times
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"[Ralph Kirkpatrick has brought the composer to life as a man and as an artist against an eighteenth-century background as vigorous and as detailed as a picture by Canaletto."--Virgil Thomson
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This book is so crucial for any one playing Scarlatti sonatas.
There is so much detail, historical context, and yet the writing is such that even an amateur pianist like me can get a grasp on how to interpret the sonatas. There are some nice sections on how to approach them on the piano. I wish I could find similar books for every other composer!
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Ralph Kirkpatrick's 1953 work remains THE book on Domenico Scarlatti and his keyboard sonatas. There have been no substantial revisions in the biography of DS since 1953. Georgio Pestelli and many others have questioned Kirkpatrick on chronology, but when it comes to analysis of individual sonatas, Kirkpatrick is strong. And his performances speak well even 50 years later. Kirkpatrick was not a musicologist, so his book is actually interesting to read!
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The first 7 chapters are historical narratives without unusual merit except as an intoduction to the real book which is about music. There is a chapter on harpsichords. Kirkpatrick was not the first thinker on Scarlatti as evidenced by the extensive bibliography and appendixHe did establish the K identification number system which has stood the test of time at least in this country. His real contribution is in identifying Scarlatti as a real musician writing music of extraordinary merit. His chapter on Scarlatti's harmony is very difficult reading. The last chapter on "Performance of the Scarlatti Sonatas" should be read again and again by every musical teacher and student (he talks about tempo, rhythm, phrasing, articulation and attitudes). Of course, one must have the sheet music on hand to see what it's all about, and a mind-set ready to accept Scarlatti into the company of Chopin and Liszt as well as Granados and Albéniz. Kirkpatrick talks a little about the influence of Iberian song and dance forms on the sonatas of Scarlatti; a few others have scattered hints on this subject. I think the world would welcome a full-blown research here as a fitting sequel to this book.
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closed sonata, closing tonality, tied trill, open sonata, viceregal chapel, tonal section, harpsichord writing, continuo harmony, alla breve, pairwise arrangement, real capilla, diatonic movement, happy freaks, few sonatas, later sonatas, distant modulations, harmonic inflection, harpsichord sound, rhythmic polyphony, twelve sonatas, long appoggiatura, harpsichord music, echo dynamics, harpsichord sonatas, early sonatas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alessandro Scarlatti, Maria Barbara, Maria Casimira, Domingo Scarlatti, Buen Retiro, British Museum, Fernando Scarlatti, The Present State of Music, Juan Antonio, San Martin, Cappella Giulia, Cardinal Ottoboni, Maria Scarlatti, Francisco Scarlatti, General History of Music, Catalina Scarlatti, Queen Cristina, Biblioteca Vaticana, Bernardo Pasquini, Domingo Scarlati, Gazeta de Lisboa, Don Antonio, Filippo Juvarra, Library of Congress, Liceo Musicale New!
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closed sonata, closing tonality, tied trill, open sonata, viceregal chapel, tonal section, harpsichord writing, continuo harmony, alla breve, pairwise arrangement, real capilla, diatonic movement, happy freaks, few sonatas, later sonatas, distant modulations, harmonic inflection, harpsichord sound, rhythmic polyphony, twelve sonatas, long appoggiatura, harpsichord music, echo dynamics, harpsichord sonatas, early sonatas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alessandro Scarlatti, Maria Barbara, Maria Casimira, Domingo Scarlatti, Buen Retiro, British Museum, Fernando Scarlatti, The Present State of Music, Juan Antonio, San Martin, Cappella Giulia, Cardinal Ottoboni, Maria Scarlatti, Francisco Scarlatti, General History of Music, Catalina Scarlatti, Queen Cristina, Biblioteca Vaticana, Bernardo Pasquini, Domingo Scarlati, Gazeta de Lisboa, Don Antonio, Filippo Juvarra, Library of Congress, Liceo Musicale New!
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- Present State of Music in France and Italy by Charles Burney on 8 pages
- A Journey from London to Genoa Through England, Portugal, Spain and France. TWO VOLUMES in ONE by Giuseppe Baretti on page 68, page 132, and Back Matter
- Goldberg Variations: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) by Ralph Kirkpatrick on page 180, and page 424
- Harpsichord and Organ Music by Alessandro Scarlatti on page 189, and page 461
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- Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti: A Guide to Research (Routledge Music Bibliographies) by Carole F. Vidali on 39 pages
- The Keyboard Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Eighteenth-Century Musical Style by W. Dean Sutcliffe on 17 pages
- Mel Bay New Look at Segovia: His Life and His Music (New Look at Segovia) by Graham Wade on 12 pages
- 18th-Century Keyboard Music (Routledge Studies in Musical Genre) by Robert Marshall on 8 pages
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