Domenico Scarlatti
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Domenico Scarlatti
By (Author) Ralph Kirkpatrick
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
28th February 1984
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Composers and songwriters
780.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
496
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
765g
Description
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 fact
Reviews
"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
Author Bio
Ralph Kirkpatrick is an internationally known harpsichordist and Professor of Music Emeritus at Yale University.
