History of Naples Scarlatti - Sonata No. 9 in E minor Ivo Pogorelich, piano Domenico Scarlatti, though born in Naples in 1685, is often more closely associated with his later career in Portugal and Spain, where he composed most of his famous keyboard sonatas. However, Naples played a crucial role in shaping his early musical identity. His father, Alessandro Scarlatti, was a towering figure in Neapolitan opera, and young Domenico grew up in this rich environment of vocal and instrumental innovati