
Alessandro Scarlatti
SoundMay 2, 1660-October 22, 1725
Birth Place
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Biography
Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other composers, Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.