Domenico Scarlatti by Ralph Kirkpatrick A Famous Harpsichordist's Study of the Life, Times, and Works of One of the Greatest Composers for His Instrument m mm i i MTS 1961 TfOMENICO SCARLATTI Domenico Scarlatti, by Domingo Antonio de Velasco. Alpiarga, Portugal, bequest of Jose Relvas DOMENICO SCARLATTI BY K_sTalpn t^ylir/cpatric/c THOMAS CROWELL COMPANY Y. NEW YORK ESTABLISHED 1834 • Copyright, 1953, byPrincetonUniversityPress L. C. Card68-29620 Musiccalligraphyby GordonMapes Printed in theUnitedStatesofAmerica ApolloEdition,1968