Domenico Scarlatti

Born in Naples (Italian) in 1685, died 1727

Same year as J.S Back and Handel Father Alessandro Scarlatti musician

(late) Baroque composer

Music was influential in the development of the Classical style some musicoligists label Scarlatti as a classical composer because of his diverse sonatas

Only a small fraction of his music was published during his lifetime Known for his 555 keyboard sonatas single movements mostly binary form and for harpsichprd/early pianofortes
Most famous selection, his 30 Essercizi (exercises) Aside from his many sonatas, he composed a quantity of operas and cantatas, symphonias, and liturgical pieces. Well known works include the Stabat Mater of 1715 and the Salve Regina of 1757, which is thought to be his last composition.

scarlatti
Style - Some of them display harmonic audacity in their use of discords, and also unconventional modulations to remote keys; The influence of Iberian (Portuguese and Spanish) folk music. An example is Scarlatti's use of the Phrygian mode and other tonal inflections more or less alien to European art music. Many of Scarlatti's figurations and dissonances are suggestive of the guitar. A formal device in which each half of a sonata leads to a pivotal point, "the crux", and which is sometimes underlined by a pause or fermata. 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).

Edvard Grieg
15 June 1843 4 September 1907 Norwegian composer and pianist best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces as a nationalist composer, drawing inspiration from Norwegian folk music the "Chopin of the North".

Franz Schubert
31 January 1797-19 november 1828 Late classical/early romantic Austrian Although died at early age, wrote 600 lieder, 9 symphonies, operas chamber and solo piano music Appreciation of his music during his lifetime was limited, but interest increased significantly in decades following his deadth
Franz liszt, robert schumann, hohannes brahms discoverd and chamoioned his works in 19th century

Renaissance 1400-1600
European music started in Italy rebirth, was a revival of the arts and high culture freed from restrictive techniques of medieval music
Developments included: increased respect for rhythm; sense of the words in text setting; more flowing style Music, increasingly freed from medieval constraints, in range, rhythm, harmony, form, and notation, became a vehicle for personal expression; imitation

Music based on modes; richer texture in 4 or more parts, blending rather than contrasting strands om tje musical texture, harmony with a greater concern with the flow and progression of chords The development of printing made distribution of music possible on a wide scale. Demand for music as entertainment and as an activity for educated amateurs increased, less improvisation Many familiar modern instruments, including the violin, the guitar, and keyboard instruments, were born during the Renaissance