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Alessandro Scarlatti

1660 - 1725

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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. Nicknamed by his contemporaries "the Italian Orpheus", he divided his career between Naples and Rome; a significant part of his works was composed for the papal city. He is often considered the founder of the Neapolitan school, although he has only been its most illustrious representative: his contribution, his originality and his influence were essential, as well as lasting, both in Italy and in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alessandro Scarlatti is the 70th most popular composer (down from 69th in 2019), the 317th most popular biography from Italy and the 15th most popular Italian Composer.

Alessandro Scarlatti is most famous for his operas.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Alessandro Scarlatti ranks 70 out of 1,451. Before him are Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Henry Purcell, Dieterich Buxtehude, Carl Orff, Vangelis, and Astor Piazzolla. After him are Alexander Borodin, François Couperin, George Gershwin, Johann Christian Bach, Alexander Scriabin, and Franz Lehár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1660, Alessandro Scarlatti ranks 3. Before him are Daniel Defoe, and George I of Great Britain. After him are Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, Johann Joseph Fux, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Johann Kuhnau, André Campra, Veronica Giuliani, Hans Sloane, Andreas Schlüter, and Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena. Among people deceased in 1725, Alessandro Scarlatti ranks 2. Before him is Peter the Great. After him are Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Mahmud Hotak, José Benito de Churriguera, Arai Hakuseki, René de Froulay de Tessé, Jonathan Wild, Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, and Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Scarlatti ranks 317 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope John II (470), Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Soter (120), Torquato Tasso (1544), Pope Leo II (611), and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696). After him are Pope Benedict VIII (980), Pope Sylvester III (1000), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), and Pliny the Younger (61).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Alessandro Scarlatti ranks 15. Before him are Gaetano Donizetti (1797), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Tomaso Albinoni (1671), Guido of Arezzo (991), Vincenzo Bellini (1801), and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710). After him are Luigi Cherubini (1760), Luigi Boccherini (1743), Nino Rota (1911), Jacopo Peri (1561), Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857), and Pietro Mascagni (1863).

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