Scarlatti

UK: /skɑːˈlætɪ/ US: (skär lä′tē; It. skär lät′tē)

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Scar•lat•ti  (skär lä′tē; It. skär lät′tē), n. 

A•les•san•dro  (ä′lə sän′drō; It. ä′les sän′drô), 1659–1725, Italian composer. his son Do•me•ni•co  (də men′i kō′; It. dô me′nē kô′), 1685–1757, Italian harpsichordist, organist, and composer.

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Scarlatti / skɑːˈlætɪ/ noun

1. Alessandro ( alesˈsandro ). ?1659–1725, Italian composer; regarded as the founder of modern opera
2. his son, (Giuseppe) Domenico ( doˈmeːniko ). 1685–1757, Italian composer and harpsichordist, in Portugal and Spain from 1720. He wrote over 550 single-movement sonatas for harpsichord, many of them exercises in virtuoso technique