Ignazio Albertini's lyrics & chords

Ignazio Albertini (Albertino) (c. 1644 – 22 September 1685) was an Italian Baroque violinist and composer. Very little is known about Albertini's life. He may have been born in Milan, but first surfaces in Vienna, in a letter exchange between the famous violinist Johann Heinrich Schmelzer of the Viennese court and Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn, Prince-Bishop of Olomouc. Apparently, Albertini was guilty of some sort of misconduct, but both Schmelzer and the Prince-Bishop express their high opinion of him as a musician. The letter excha...read more