Alberti bass

noun

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

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Meanings

nounAlberti bass (countable and uncountable, plural Alberti basses)

plural Alberti basses

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

Origin

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

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Alberti bass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alberti%20bass

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alberti bass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alberti%20bass.

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