Alessandro Scarlatti - 7 Arie for Trumpet, Soprano, and Continuo

SCARLATTI Alessandro, 7 Arie - completetrumpet, soprano voice and basso continuo Composer: Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725) Year of composition: c. 1706Level: intermediateGenre: baroqueArranger/Editor: Henry MeredithPublisher The Brass Press Details 1. Si suoni la tromba One of the most difficult arias in the set, this piece employs a prominent extra-harmonic note (the e"-sharp in the cadence of measure 40 - achieved on the natural trumpet by "bending" the tenth partial) and a wider range of rhythmic and ornamental figures than the others. The juxtaposition of triplet, dotted, and equal sixteenth-note patterns suggests a lilting (2:1 ratio) inequality (see Donington, 1973, 255-271, which includes examples by Scarlatti showing similar usage). A vigorous inequality (dotted figures in strict time) might also be effective in "opposition" to the triplets, considering the "battle" topic of the poem. The presence of the trumpet leaves no doubt that the aria suitably expresses the