The Roman Sacred Music of Alessandro Scarlatti

Contents

• Introduction
• 1 The Roman Scene
• An Overview.
• Occasions and contexts.
• Scarlatti and the Roman music institutions.
• Styles and trends of sacred music in Rome between the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries: an Overview.
• 2. The Biography
• The first years in Rome (1672-1683).
• Between Rome and Naples (1683 - 1702).
• Return to Rome (1703-1709).
• Between Rome and Naples (1709 - 1725)
• 3. The Repertoire
• Music for the Sistine Chapel and Cardinal Ottoboni.
• Music for Santa Maria Maggiore.
• Music on commission.
• Music for the Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
• 4. Conclusion