Italian Baroque composer Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) was teacher of Hasse, Geminiani, and his son Domenico. He is sometimes regarded as the father of Neapolitan opera (opera seria). He began as Maestro di cappella to the Queen of Sweden in Rome (1679), then held other positions before returning to Naples in 1708. Alessandro composed 115 operas as well as oratorios, Masses, ... [MORE] 1. Alessandro Scarlatti - Classical Music Pages article from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music with links to glossary items. 2. Alessandro Scarlatti - Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, listing of operas, illustrations, and MIDI audio files. 3. Classical Music Archives: Biography of A. Scarlatti - Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Some MIDI files offered. 4. NewOlde.com: Alessandro Scarlatti - Upcoming events, links, and recommended books and recordings. 5. Scarlatti, Alessandro - Entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia with special emphasis on his religious works and his influence on later composers. 6. Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660 - 1725) - Brief biographical sketch notes his voluminous output and later neglect of his works. 7. Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660 - 1725), Italy - Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

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