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Alberti bass

[ al-bur-tee beys, ahl-ber- ]

noun

, Music.
  1. a reiterated broken-chord figure used as an accompaniment, especially in 18th-century rococo keyboard music.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Alberti bass1

1875–80; named after Domenico Alberti (circa 1710–40), Italian musician

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