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Albertian basses – presentation of the part of the left hand in fp. piece in the form of rhythmically evenly figured (decomposed) chords. Name associated with the name of the Italian. composer D. Alberti, who is credited with the invention of this technique. In their fp. In his writings, he widely used such a presentation, but occasionally it was used even before him (for example, in Pachelbel’s variations of Hexachordum Appolinis, 1699). A. b. often found in production. I. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, in the early compositions of L. Beethoven.
W. A. Mozart. Sonata for piano A-dur, part III.
