Francesco Scarlatti

Francesco Scarlatti (5 December 1666 – c.1741) was an Italian Baroque composer and musician and the younger brother of the better known Alessandro Scarlatti. Francesco was ever to live under the shadow of his better known relatives, Alessandro Scarlatti (his elder brother) and his nephew, Domenico. However, Francesco himself was an accomplished musician and held a number of appointments. Biography Scarlatti was born in Palermo, Sicily. Due to the island being under the control of the Kingdom of Naples, Francesco went to study at the well-known Conservatorio in the city. His first appointment, following his studies, was as a violinist at the Chapel Royal in Naples. His appointment was controversial: a number of Neapolitan musicians resented the young provincial’s influence at court. In 1690, he married Rosalina Albano who died in 1706 after having given birth to five children. At some point between 1724 and 1733 Francesco Scarlatti moved to Dublin, where he may have married a woman by the first name of Jane. A notice in Faulkner’s Dublin Journal of 11 August 1733 disclaims debts incurred by her: “Jane Scarlatti, wife of Francis Scarlatti, Master of Musick, hath eloped from her said