St. John Passion
With his Latin St. John Passion, written around 1770, Scarlatti strictly follows the contemporary conventions advanced for the Catholic liturgy: the continuo-supported evangelist’s report is presented throughout as a monolodic recitation that is reminiscent of Carissimi and Monteverdi. Only for the words of Christ and the few four-voice choruses, as well as for some significant moments like the Judas scene or the death of Jesus, is a subtle string accompaniment added.
An alternate German text is printed below the original Latin.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
| 1660-1725Alessandro Scarlatti was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan school during the Baroque period.
Scarlatti was introduced to music at an early age in Rome, presumably by Giacomo Carissimi. After working as a choirmaster at several Roman churches, he moved to Naples in 1684 to serve as court choirmaster. As part of this position, he was entrusted with the task of composing operas for the court, which brought him fame throughout Europe.
His operas and oratorios represented, in a sense, a ‘high point in the High Baroque period.’ His established models for operas had a great influence on George Frideric Handel. In addition to his operas and oratorios, Scarlatti also made a name for himself in the genre of secular cantatas with over 600 works.
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