Alessandro Scarlatti

Born: 1660-05-02 (Palermo, Sicily, Italy) Born in Palermo or Trapani, Sicily, Italy.
Died: 1725-10-22 (Naples, Italy)

Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other composers, [a=Domenico Scarlatti] and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.