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Domenico Scarlatti
Ralph Kirkpatrick
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Description for Domenico Scarlatti
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 836.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691027081
SKU
V9780691027081
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About Ralph Kirkpatrick
Ralph Kirkpatrick is an internationally known harpsichordist and Professor of Music Emeritus at Yale University.
Reviews for Domenico Scarlatti
"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
The New York Times