Get to know Scarlatti better with 10+ real example sentences.
Scarlatti in a sentence
Using Scarlatti
- In the example corpus, scarlatti often appears in combinations such as: domenico scarlatti, alessandro scarlatti.
Context around Scarlatti
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scarlatti
- In this selection, "scarlatti" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, domenico, alessandro, sonatas, used, inheritance and composed stand out and add context to how "scarlatti" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alessandro scarlatti used the and alternated between scarlatti and john. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scarlatti" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scarlatti
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Scarlatti as a young man. (5 words)
Spain c. 1500), and also music written for the harpsichord by Domenico Scarlatti (b. (14 words)
Alessandro Scarlatti used the cornetto or pairs of cornetts in a number of his operas. (15 words)
Before the crux, Scarlatti sonatas often contain their main thematic variety, and after the crux the music makes more use of repetitive figurations as it modulates away from the home key (in the first half) or back to the home key (in the second half). (45 words)
Intended by his family for the law, he spent most of his time as an undergraduate reading classical and modern literature, and playing Vivaldi and Scarlatti on the harpsichord for relaxation. (31 words)
Greilsammer alternated between Scarlatti and John Cage sonatas, playing on two facing Steinways (one prepared Cage-style), moving between them on a revolving stool and tossing music to the ground. (30 words)
Example sentences (14)
See List of solo keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti for a list converting Longo, Kirkpatrick, Pestelli and Czerny numbers of Scarlatti's sonatas.
Greilsammer alternated between Scarlatti and John Cage sonatas, playing on two facing Steinways (one prepared Cage-style), moving between them on a revolving stool and tossing music to the ground.
Alessandro Scarlatti used the cornetto or pairs of cornetts in a number of his operas.
American The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971) by Robert Ludlum is usually considered the first American modern (glamour and dirt) spy thriller weighing action and reflection.
An example is Scarlatti's use of the Phrygian mode and other tonal inflections more or less alien to European art music.
Aside from his many sonatas, Scarlatti composed a number of operas and cantatas, symphonias, and liturgical pieces.
Before the crux, Scarlatti sonatas often contain their main thematic variety, and after the crux the music makes more use of repetitive figurations as it modulates away from the home key (in the first half) or back to the home key (in the second half).
In 1702 Scarlatti left Naples and did not return until the Spanish domination had been superseded by that of the Austrians.
Intended by his family for the law, he spent most of his time as an undergraduate reading classical and modern literature, and playing Vivaldi and Scarlatti on the harpsichord for relaxation.
Other distinctive attributes of Scarlatti's style are the following: *The influence of Iberian (Portuguese and Spanish) folk music.
Pergolesi's work replaced one composed by Alessandro Scarlatti only nine years before, but which was already perceived as "old-fashioned," so rapidly had public tastes changed.
Scarlatti as a young man.
Spain c. 1500), and also music written for the harpsichord by Domenico Scarlatti (b.
The many sonatas which were unpublished during Scarlatti's lifetime have appeared in print irregularly in the two and a half centuries since.
Common combinations with scarlatti
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: