Giuseppe Matteo Alberti

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Giuseppe Matteo Alberti (or Giuseppi) (20 September 1685, Bologna, Italy – 18 February 1751, Bologna, Italy)^[1] was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist.

Life

In 1705, he became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica. From 1709, he played the violin in the orchestra of the San Petronio Basilica in Bologna. Later, he was elected a president of the Accademia Filarmonica six times, the first time in 1721. In 1726, he became maestro di capella of San Giovanni in Monte and in 1734 of San Domenico.

Works

His works were influenced by Antonio Vivaldi and they were much played in England. He wrote mostly instrumental works. He published 12 symphonies, and 10 concertos in six parts for violins.

List of selected works

10 Concerti per chiesa e per camera, Op. 1 (Bologna, 1713)
Oratorio La vergine annunziata (Bologna, 1720)
Sonate a violino e basso, Op. 2 (Bologna, 1721)
XII sinfonie a quattro ‘op.2’ (Amsterdam, 1725)

References

↑ Randel, Don Michael, ed. (1996). "Alberti, Giuseppe Matteo". The Harvard biographical dictionary of music. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-674-37299-9.

“Giuseppe Matteo Alberti” in Complete Encyclopaedia of Music by John Weeks Moore.

External links

Free scores by Giuseppe Matteo Alberti at the International Music Score Library Project

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 27250955 LCCN: n83174034 ISNI: 0000 0000 8106 2756 GND: 123683637 BNF: cb147845854

Persondata
Name	Alberti, Giuseppe Matteo
Alternative names	Alberti, Giuseppi Matteo
Short description	Italian Baroque composer and violinist
Date of birth	20 September 1685
Place of birth	Bologna, Italy
Date of death	18 February 1751
Place of death	Bologna, Italy

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