Alberti, Johann Friedrich
Alberti, Johann Friedrich
Alberti, Johann Friedrich, German organist and composer; b. Tonning, Schleswig, Jan. 11, 1642; d. Merseburg, June 14, 1710. He studied theology in Rostock, and jurisprudence at the Univ. of Leipzig; also took courses in music with Werner Fabricius and Vincenzo Albrici. He spent most of his life as cathedral organist in Merseburg. Some of his chorales, publ. in modern eds., testify to his aptitude.
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