Alessandro Scarlatti

Books about Alessandro Scarlatti and his music

Donald Jay. Grout Alessandro Scarlatti, an Introduction to His Operas Univ of California Pr, 1979; ISBN 0520036824; 168 pages Price indication: $ 16.19

Carole F. Vidali Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti : A Guide to Research Garland Publishing, 1993; ISBN 0824059425 Price indication: $ 106.00

Edward J. Dent Alessandro Scarlatti: His Life and Works Reprint Services Corporation, ; ISBN 0781201411; 172 pages Price indication: $ 59.00

William Holmes LA Statira by Pietro Ottobuni and Alescandro Scarlatti: The Textual Sources With a Documentary Postscript (Monographs in Musicology) Pendragon Press, 1982; ISBN 0918728185; 92 pages Price indication: (used only): from $ 7.95

Frank A. D'Accone The History of a Baroque Opera: Alessandro Scarlatti's Gli Equivoci Nel Sembiante (Monographs in Musicology) Pendragon Pr, 1985; ISBN 0918728215; 187 pages Price indication: (used only): from $ 68.10

Sheet music, libretti, etc.

Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti: Gli Equivoci Nel Sembiante (Harvard Publications in Music) - Harvard University Press

Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti: Massimo Puppieno (Harvard Publications in Music) - Harvard University Press
<p> This acclaimed edition of Scarlatti's operas is making available for the first time authentic versions of the works of one of the key figures in the history of the genre. In this fifth volume of the series, Cohn Slim provides a definitive edition of <i>Massimo Puppieno</i>, an opera from the middle years of Scarlatti's career. In his introduction he discusses the opera and performance practices of the day. A translation of the libretto is included. </p><p> H. Cohn Slim is Professor of Music, University of California, Irvine. </p><p> Other operas available are <i>Eraclea, Marco Attilio Regolo, Griselda</i>, and <i>The Faithful Princess</i>. </p>

The Operas of Alessandra Scarlatti: Tigrane (Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti Vol. VIII) - Harvard University Press

The Operas Of Alessandro Scarlatti: La Caduta De Decemviri (Harvard Publications in Music) - Harvard University Press
<p> This acclaimed edition of Scarlatti's operas is making available authentic versions of the works of one of the key figures in the history of opera. <i>La Caduta</i> (1697) is a pivotal work, bridging the composer's middle and late stylistic periods. It is the first of several collaborations with the noted librettist Silvio Stampiglia, whose characteristic intermingling of serious and comic elements is particularly effective in this work. In her introduction, Hermine Williams discusses the opera itself and performance practices. A translation of the libretto is provided. </p><p> Hermine Weigel Williams is Lecturer in Religion and the Arts, Hamilton College. </p><p> The Scarlatti operas now published are <i>Eraclea, Marco Attilio Regolo, Griselda, The Faithful Princess, and Massimo Puppieno</i>. </p>

The Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti: LA Statira (Operas of Alessandro Scarlatti Vol. IX) - Harvard University Press

THE SCARLATTI: THE OPERAS OF ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI: ERACLEA VOL 1 (PR ONLY) - Harvard University Press