English Explanatory Dictionary

Alberti bass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of broken chord or arpeggiated accompaniment, where the notes of the chord are presented in the order lowest, highest, middle, highest.

Word forms

Alberti bass Alberti basses

Etymology

Named after Domenico Alberti (1710–1740/46), who used it extensively.

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