Johann Friedrich Alberti
Composer
1642 – 1710
Who was Johann Friedrich Alberti?
Johann Friedrich Alberti was a German composer and organist.
Alberti was born in Tönning, Schleswig. He received his musical training in Leipzig from Werner Fabricius and in Dresden from Vincenzo Albrici. Then he worked as an organist in Merseburg cathedral until his departure in 1698 caused by the paralysis of his right hand because of a stroke. His pupil Georg Friedrich Kauffmann succeeded him as a princely Saxon townsman and cathedral organist at the court of the Saxon duke and Merseburg Cathedral.
Alberti's works include chorale preludes, 35 choral arrangements, 12 ricercati and various sacred works. He died, aged 68, in Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt.
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- Born
- Jan 11, 1642
Tönning - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Jun 14, 1710
Merseburg
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on July 23, 2013
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