Domenico Alberti
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- approximately 1710
- Died
- 1740
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Autori veneziani del XVIII sec
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baroqueharpsichorditalian18th centuryclassical era composer
Domenico Alberti (c. 1710 – 14 October 1740) was an Italian singer, harpsichordist, and composer whose works bridge the Baroque and Classical periods. Alberti was born in Venice and studied music with Antonio Lotti. He wrote operas, songs, and sonatas for keyboard instruments, for which he is best known today. These sonatas frequently employ a particular kind of arpeggiated accompaniment in the left hand that is now known as the Alberti bass. It consists of regular broken chords <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Domenico
- Family name
- Alberti
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Venice
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Antonio Lotti
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- voice
- Work location
- Rome
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- date of birth
- 1710-01-01
- date of death
- 1740-00-00
- Commons category
- Domenico Alberti
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Domenico Alberti, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
