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Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University / The cantatas of Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) represent the culmination of more than a century of Italian secular cantata composition. Although overshadowed by the immense popularity of the Neapolitan opera, the cantata served as the ideal medium for the experimentation with and the perfection of new musical techniques. Thus, while Scarlatti himself was far better known for his operas, his numerous cantatas are historically of more special musical significance. Although Scarlatti's cantatas are distinguished by their beauty and craftsmanship, only a very few have been edited in modern published editions. This is despite the fact that almost eight hundred of Scarlatti's cantatas are known to exist in manuscript form. These have been exhaustively indexed by Edwin Hanley in an unpublished Yale University dissertation, "Alessandro Scarlatti's Cantate da Camera: A Bibliographic Study" (1963). However, the forthcoming complete edition of them lies years in the future. [TRUNCATED]

Most of Domenico Scarlatti's harmonic progressions are quite orthodox when considered abstractly or free of their positioning in the score. The harmonic movement is given interest by subtle alterations in time; for example, (1) simultaneous upper and lower voices of different lengths, when repeated several times, change their relationship with each other; (2) one voice may be simply delayed so that it lags behind the other voice, thus combining to produce irregular harmonic sound on many succeeding beats; (3) the combination of two or more chords appearing on one beat is similar to number (2) but does not necessarily occur more than once.

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) – vienas žymiausių Baroko epochos italų kompozitorių, klavesinininkų, vargonininkų, pedagogų ir atlikėjų. Jo klavesininė kūryba yra neabejotinas XVIII a. muzikinės kultūros fenomenas. D. Scarlatti kūryba susijusi su laikotarpiu, kada nuo polifoninio stiliaus pereita prie homofoninės muzikos kalbos braižo. Nors kompozitorius yra sukūręs įvairių muzikinių kompozicijų, tačiau reikšmingiausią kūrybos dalį sudaro klavesininės sonatos. Jos ir įamžino italų kompozitoriaus vardą muzikinės kūrybos istorijoje. Iš sukurtų apie 600 klavyrinių sonatų, šiuo metu atlikėjams yra prieinamos apie 500. D. Scarlatti savo sukurtas klavesinines kompozicijas pavadino „Essercizi per Gravicembalo“ (etiudai, pratimai, bipartitos klavesinui). Daugelis šių sonatų kompozitoriui praversdavo jo pedagoginiame darbe. Savo sukurtose sonatose D. Scarlatti techninius uždavinius derindavo su meniniu turiniu. Nors italų meistro klavyriniai kūriniai pavadinti sonatomis, tačiau, pagal jose esančius įvairiems žanrams būdingus bruožus, kompozicijas galime suskirstyti į svarbiausius mokyklinio repertuaro žanrus: polifoninės sandaros kompozicijas, etiudus, stambios formos tipo kūrinius bei įvairaus pobūdžio pjeses. Kompozitorius kaip tikras virtuozas ir revoliucionierius buvo daugelio naujovių savo klavesininėje kūryboje bei jos atlikime skleidėjas. Jo kūryboje užfiksuoti tokie pasiekimai kaip: žėrinčių gamų per kelias oktavas pasažai, įvairiausios faktūros arpeggio (trumpi ir laužyti)... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) – one of the most famous Baroque epoch italian composer, harpsichordist, organist, pedagogue and performer. His harpsichord creativity is undoubted XVIII century phenomenon of music culture. D. Scarlatti piano works are realted to the period, when homophonic music language came over polyphonic style. Though the composer created various kind of compositions, the most important part of creativity is the harpsichord sonatas. These pieces monumentalized the name of the italian composer into the history of music life. He created more than 600 harpsichord sonatas, but today there are only about 500 available to performers. D. Scarlatti‘s harpsichord compositions named by him self „Essercizi per Gravicembalo“ (etudes, exercises, bipartitas for harpsichord). Most of these sonatas were useful in composers pedagogic work. In his sonatas, D. Scarlatti has associated technical exercises with artistical matters. Piano pieces of the italian maestro were titled by the name of sonatas, but of the features existent in them, we can collect these compositions into most important genres in music school repertoire: polyphonic structure compositions, etudes, big forms type pieces and various kind of plays. The composer was a spreader of this many novelty in his harpsichord creativity work and in performing it like a really virtuoso and big revolutionist. His works include such achievements as: sparkling scale passages through several octaves, various kind of... [to full text]

The special relationship of patrons, librettists, and composers, in the Accademia degli'Arcadia in Rome from 1700-1710 appears in Alessandro Scarlatti's settings of Antonio Ottoboni's cantata librettos in the anthology GB Lbm. Add. 34056. An examination of Arcadian cantatas and their texts reveals the nature of their audience, function, and their place within the historical development of the genre. The conversazione cantata did not exist outside of Rome and was popular for only a brief period in the early eighteenth century. Critical examination of primary sources, including minutes from the Arcadian Academy meetings as well as household documents regarding the Cardinals Ottoboni and Pamphili, Prince Ruspoli, and other noble families, sheds light on the culture of the Arcadian Academy and the cantata within it, broader study clarifies the individuality of the conversazione cantata within Rome, and closer study of the contribution of the greatest cantata composer 1700-1710, Alessandro Scarlatti.

Syftet med det här arbetet är att utforska improvisation i övningsrummet kontra konsertsituationen utifrån från två sonater av Domenico Scarlatti. Improvisatoriska inslag utforskas både i övningsrummet och i konsertsituationer, samt hur spontan improvisation skiljer sig från planerad improvisation. Domenico Scarlatti, begreppet improvisation, och historiska improvisationstekniker tas upp och förklaras i bakgrundskapitlet utifrån litteratur och tidigare forskning. Metodkapitlet beskriver hur arbetet gått tillväga och hur det dokumenterats. Improvisationsövningen har utgått från valda delar ur de två sonaterna. För att utreda improvisationens effekt på konsertsituationer genomfördes två framföranden inför publik med efterföljande intervjuer. Projektet dokumenterades med videoinspelningar, loggbok och videoinspelad loggbok. I kapitlet genomförande visas improvisationsövningens genomförande, framförandena och intervjuernas genomföranden samt resultat från projektet. Projektet visar att publiken inte med säkerhet kunde skilja mellan spontan och planerad improvisation. Publiken upplevde också att de improvisatoriska inslagen tillförde något till musiken. I diskussionskapitlet diskuteras resultaten från genomförandekapitlet. Vidare diskuteras vilka konstnärliga värden improvisationen kan ha om publiken inte hör skillnad mellan det planerade och det spontana samt hur ett improvisatoriskt förhållningssätt kan använ- das som ett konstnärligt verktyg för att skapa ett personligt uttryck och personliga interpretationer. / The purpose of this study is to explore improvisation in the rehearsal room versus concert situations based on two sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti. Improvisational elements are explored both in the practice room and in concert situations, as well as how spontaneous improvisation differs from planned improvisation. Domenico Scarlatti, the concept of improvisation, and historical improvisation techniques are addressed and explained in the background chapter based on literature and previous research. The method chapter describes how the work was carried out and how it was documented. The improvisation exercise has been based on selected parts of the two sonatas. To investigate the effect of improvisation on concert situations, two performances took place in front of an audience with subsequent interviews. The project was documented with video recordings, logbook and video recorded logbook. I describe the progress of the improvisation exercise, the performances and the interviews and the results from the project. The results show that the audience could not with certainty distinguish between spontaneous and planned improvisation. The audience also experienced that the improvisational elements added something to the music. The discussion chapter discusses the results. It is discussed what artistic values improvisation can have if the audience does not hear the difference between prepared and spontaneous improvisation, and how an improvisational approach can be used as an artistic tool to create a personal expression and personal interpretations.