Alberti
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Alberti was an illustrious Florentine family, rivals of the Medicis and the Albizzi. When Francis Stephen of Lorraine inherited the Grand Duchy of Tuscany from Charles VI, Alberti family members that opposed the Duke of Lorraine, changed their last name to Alberty and emmigrated to neighboring nations. Alberti is also a musical term and a toponym. Finally, Alberti is the name of a cipher.
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[edit] People
- Leone Battista Alberti (1404–1472); Italian polymath, active in many fields.
- Alberto di Giovanni Alberti (1525-1599), Italian architect and artist
- Antonio degli Alberti (c.1360–1415); Italian poet.
- Domenico Alberti (c.1710–1740); Italian composer and singer; he gave his name to the musical figuration known as the Alberti bass.
- Friedrich August von Alberti (1795–1878); paleontologist.
- Gasparo Alberti (c.1480–c.1560); Italian composer.
- Giuseppe Matteo Alberti (1685–1751); Italian composer and violinist.
- Innocentio Alberti (c.1535–1615); Italian composer and instrumentalist.
- Johann Friedrich Alberti (1642–1710); German composer and organist.
- Peter Adler Alberti (1851-1932) Danish politician
- Pietro Alberti (16??–17??); Italian composer, organist and violinist who lived in northern Europe.
- Rafael Alberti (1902–1999); Spanish poet.
- Willy Alberti Dutch 20th century artist. Father of Willeke Alberti.
- Willeke Alberti Dutch singer. Daughter of Willy Alberti
[edit] Music
- Alberti bass; A musical accompaniment figuration, usually in the left hand on a keyboard instrument, and consisting of broken chords in the pattern 1-5-3-5, extensively repeated.
[edit] Cryptography
- Alberti Cipher; An early Polyalphabetic Cipher.
