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Scarlatti Research Paper

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Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti was born May 2, 1660 in Palermo, Sicily and died October 22,1725 in Naples, Italy. Around the age of twelve, Scarlatti was sent to Rome to study music. While in Rome he studied with Bernardo Pasquini. Scarlatti wrote his first his first opera, Gli equivoci nel sembiante, in 1679. Queen Christina of Sweden made Scarlatti her Maestro di Cappella at the age of nineteen. He worked for the Queen until 1684. At this time Scarlatti was commissioned to write operas in Naples. As a result, he moved to Naples where he became the Maestro di Cappella of the royal service. Scarlatti worked in Naples until 1702. During his time in Naples he wrote over forty operas for the royal service. In 1702 Scarlatti moved to Florence,

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