Texting Scarlatti

composition / reception / performance

About the project

‘Texting Scarlatti’ is the first comprehensive study of Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas based on analysis of nearly 3300 contemporary manuscripts and printed copies. The project aims to understand better his approach to composition, trace the reception of his music beyond Spain and across Europe, and apply the findings to modern performance practices. This pioneering work offers a new model for musicological research, combining traditional textual scholarship with cutting-edge technology and collaborative crowdsourcing methods.