CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS xi
4. REFERENCE NOTE xvi
5. CHAPTER I. The Fledgling 1
6. CHAPTER II. The Young Eagle 21
7. CHAPTER III. Roman Patrimony 35
8. CHAPTER IV. Church and Theater 56
9. CHAPTER V. Lisbon Patriarchy 67
10. CHAPTER VI. The Spanish Scene 84
11. CHAPTER VII. The Reign of the Melomanes 107
12. CHAPTER VIII. Royal Sonatas 137
13. CHAPTER IX. Scarlatti's Harpsichord 175
14. CHAPTER X. Scarlatti's Harmony 207
15. CHAPTER XI. The Anatomy of the Scarlatti Sonata 251
16. CHAPTER XII. The Performance of the Scarlatti Sonatas 280
17. APPENDICES 325
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 428
19. NOTE ON CATALOGUE 439
20. CATALOGUE OF SONATAS and Table of Principal Sources in Approximately Chronological Order 441
21. TABLE OF SONATAS in the Order of Longo's Edition 456
22. THE SCARLATTI FAMILY TREE 460
23. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS, NOVEMBER I982 464
24. INDEX 478