Alberti bass is a particular kind of accompaniment in music, often used in the classical music era. It was named after Domenico Alberti (1710-1740), who used it extensively, although he was not the first to use it. In music accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner as well as the music thus played. ... Music is conceptual time expressed in the structures of tones and silence. ... The Classical period in Western music occurred from about 1730 through 1820, despite considerable overlap at both ends with preceding and following periods, as is true for all musical eras. ... Domenico Alberti (around 1710 - 1740) was an Italian singer, harpsichordist and composer whose works bridge the Baroque and Classical periods. ...

Alberti bass is a kind of broken chord or arpeggiated accompaniment, where the notes of the chord are presented in the order lowest, highest, middle, highest. This pattern is then repeated. This article will be merged with Italian musical terms at some point in the near future. ... This article will be merged with Italian musical terms at some point in the near future. ... Fingering for a C-major trichord on a guitar in standard tuning (assuming all six strings are played). ...

Alberti bass is usually found in the left hand of pieces for keyboard instruments, especially for Mozart's Piano Pieces. However, it is sometimes found in pieces for other instruments. For example Béla Bartók uses it towards the end of his String Quartet No. 5. Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... The String Quartet No. ...

A well known example of Alberti bass is found at the beginning of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata, K 545: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. ... The Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is possibly his most famous piano sonata. ...

Opening of Mozarts piano sonata K545 Image created by User:Camembert and released to public domain, per his user page. ...