Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian Baroque composer, born 1660-05-02 in Palermo or Trapani, Sicily, died 1725-10-22 in Naples, Campania. He is 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, Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.