JustSheetMusic
Portrait of Alessandro Scarlatti

Composer

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer (1660–1725)

1660–1725

296 works in the index

Born
1660
Died
1725
Birthplace
Palermo
Period (estimated from birth year)
Baroque

Biography

Alessandro Scarlatti, the influential late 17th and early 18th century operatic composer, born in Palermo in May 1660, composed his first opera, “Gli Equivoci nel Sembiante,” (The Misdirection of Appearances), in 1679. It was performed in Rome, winning Scarlatti public acclaim and the patronage of Queen Christina of Sweden.

Christina had abdicated her throne in 1654 and moved to Rome, becoming an important patron of music there.

Gli Equivoci is an opera for only four characters: two sopranos, two tenors.

In 1680 Scarlatti composed L’honesta negli amore, (Honesty in Love), which included the enduring aria Già il sole dal Gange (Already the Sun over the Ganges) and in 1683 Il Pompea, the final work he would write while receiving Christina’s largesse.

By 1684 Scarlatti became the Maestro di Cappella in Naples, and here he produced a series of operas that made him the founder of a Neapolitan school.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Organ, Voice, Voice High, Choir
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, pop
Works with composition dates
1 of 296

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 3 of 7

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Difesa Non Ha — —— PianoClassical 3
Son tutta duolo — —— VoiceClassical 3
Se Florindo E Fedele — —— Low VoiceClassical 5
Gia il sole dal Gange (A. Scarlatti) — —— Voice, Low Voice— 3
Se Florindo e fedele (A. Scarlatti) — —— —— 3
Se L'aura Spira (Frescobaldi) — —— Voice HighClassical 3
Sei Mio Ben (Porpora) — —— Voice HighClassical 3
Ergiti,Amor (Scipione Nelle Sp-) — —— VoiceClassical 3
Sonata in E (Barcelona) — —— OrganClassical 2
O Selce — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 3
Capriccio, K. 63 — K. 63— PianoClassical 4
Minuetto from Toccata No. 4 — —— —Classical 3
O cessate di piagarmi, aria from Il Pompeo — —— —Classical 4
Mi consiglio col mio core - aria from La Statira — —— Piano, Organ, harpsichord, ContinuoClassical —
Cara e dolce — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 3
Fughetta — —— OrganClassical 2
La Speranza — —— Piano, Voice SopranoClassical 2
Toglietemi la vita ancor 1683IMSLP —— Low VoiceClassical 5
Pieta, Signore — —— —Classical 2
O cessate di piagarmi (A. Scarlatti) — —— Voice, Low Voice— 2
Ombre Voi Che Celate (Stradella) — —— Voice HighClassical 1
Pensieri (Scarlatti) — —— Voice High, PianoClassical 2
Son Povera Donzella — —— Voice HighClassical 1
1. Augellin, vago e canoro — —— RecorderClassical 2
3. Mentre Clori la bella — —— RecorderClassical 2
I. Allegro — —— PianoClassical 3
Fermate Omai Fermate(Scarlatti A — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 2
Toccata in A Minor — —A minor HarpClassical 1
Toccata In G Major — —G major HarpClassical 2
Carlos Salzedo — —— HarpClassical 2
Italian Suite (Easy) — —— Trumpet— 2
Mostri Dell'erebo (La Fede Rico) — —— VoiceClassical 2
Non Vi Vorrei Conoscere(Griselda — —— VoiceClassical 2
Nell'aspro Nio Dolor (Griselda) — —— VoiceClassical 3
III. Credo in unum Deum — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
IV. Santus — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 2
SONATA L510 K335 — —— —Classical 2
Se Florinda e fedele, aria from 'La Donna ancora e fedele' — —— —Classical 2
Chi vuole innamorarsi / If You Long for Love — —— VoiceClassical 2
Domine, refugium factus es nobis - C-Dur/C major — —— ChoirClassical 3
O Dolcissima Speranza (Scarlatti) — —— Piano, Voice HighClassical 1
Ombra Mai Fu (Handel) — —— Voice HighClassical 1
Si Che Morte (Buzzoleni) — —— Voice HighClassical 1
So Ben Che La Speranza (Porpora) — —— Voice HighClassical 1
Son Ancor Pargoletta (Cavalli) — —— Voice HighClassical 1
Sventura Cuor Mio (Carissimi) — —— Voice HighClassical 0
Two Toccatas — —— HarpClassical 1
II. Gloria in excelsis — —— Voice, ChoirClassical 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 27253076. Portrait: Unidentified painter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.