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'''Domenico Scarlatti''' was an [[Italian]] [[composer]]. His fame rests on his 555 keyboard [[sonatas]]. Composed originally as [[harpsichord]] exercises for a princess - Scarlatti called them ''Essercizi'' - they have become a staple of the piano repertoire, [[Vladimir Horowitz]] being a principal performer, and have also been recorded on the [[synthesiser]] by [[Wendy Carlos]]. Famous harpsichord versions are by [[Wanda Landowska]] and | '''Domenico Scarlatti''' was an [[Italian]] [[composer]]. His fame rests on his 555 keyboard [[sonatas]]. Composed originally as [[harpsichord]] exercises for a princess - Scarlatti called them ''Essercizi'' - they have become a staple of the piano repertoire, [[Vladimir Horowitz]] being a principal performer, and have also been recorded on the [[synthesiser]] by [[Wendy Carlos]]. Famous harpsichord versions are by [[Wanda Landowska]] and [[Ralph Kirkpatrick]]. It was Kirkpatrick who catalogued the sonatas chronologically and gave them their numbers (though the old L, or [[Longo]], numbers are still occasionally used). | ||
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Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer. His fame rests on his 555 keyboard sonatas. Composed originally as harpsichord exercises for a princess - Scarlatti called them Essercizi - they have become a staple of the piano repertoire, Vladimir Horowitz being a principal performer, and have also been recorded on the synthesiser by Wendy Carlos. Famous harpsichord versions are by Wanda Landowska and Ralph Kirkpatrick. It was Kirkpatrick who catalogued the sonatas chronologically and gave them their numbers (though the old L, or Longo, numbers are still occasionally used).