This man's sacred works include the antiphon Cibavit nos Dominus for the feast of Corpus Christi, though the only sacred work dated to his last year of life is a Salve Regina for soprano, strings, and continuo.
This man's sacred works include the antiphon Cibavit nos Dominus for the feast of Corpus Christi, though the only sacred work dated to his last year of life is a Salve Regina for soprano, strings, and continuo. This teacher of Maria Magdalena Barbara of Portugal reduced his use of flamboyant hand-crossing in his later works, possibly due to increasing obesity, and the repeated notes in his works are reminiscent of the castanets he heard while working at the Spanish court. The odd ascending intervals in one contrapuntal work of his have led it to be nicknamed the 'Cat Fugue.' He promised an "ingenious jesting with art" when he published his 30 Essercizi, and the biography and definitive catalogue of his works were both written by Ralph Kirkpatrick. FTP, name this Neapolitan-born composer who composed a ton of music like his father Alessandro, including 555 Keyboard Sonatas.
This man's sacred works include the antiphon Cibavit nos Dominus for the feast of Corpus Christi, though the only sacred work dated to his last year of life is a Salve Regina for soprano, strings, and continuo.
Domenico Scarlatti