Question

question 9 of 10
alberti bass is best described as:

a. a type of figured bass

b. a classical accompaniment style based on triads

c. an eighteenth - century instrument resembling the lute

d. the opera singer who popularized bel canto singing

Explanation:

Alberti bass is a musical accompaniment technique in classical music, typically involving a repeating pattern of chords (triads) in the bass line, often in a broken - chord manner (e.g., root - third - fifth - third for a triad). Option A is incorrect as figured bass is a notation system, not the same as Alberti bass. Option C is incorrect as Alberti bass is not an instrument. Option D is incorrect as Alberti bass is not related to an opera singer popularizing bel canto.

Answer:

B. A classical accompaniment style based on triads