Alberti bass

[al-bur-tee beys, ahl-ber-]

Al·ber·ti bass

[al-bur-tee beys, ahl-ber-]
noun Music.
a reiterated broken-chord figure used as an accompaniment, especially in 18th-century rococo keyboard music.

Origin:
1875–80; named after Domenico Alberti (circa 1710–40), Italian musician
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Alberti bass is always a great word to know.
So is dotted half rest. Does it mean:
dissonant chord
consists of a half rest plus a dot
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