Domenico Alberti

Domenico Alberti (c. 1710 – 14 October 1746[1][2] (according to other sources: 1740[3])) was an Italian singer, harpsichordist, and composer.

His sonatas frequently employ arpeggiated accompaniment in the left hand in one of several patterns that are now collectively known as Alberti bass.

Today, Alberti is regarded as a minor composer, and his works are played or recorded only irregularly.

While at the Spanish court, the famous castrato singer Farinelli heard him sing.

It is probable that Mozart's first violin sonatas, written at the age of seven, were modeled on Alberti's work.