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==Career==
==Career==
Born '''Luis Felipe Alberti Mieses''' in [[La Vega Province|La Vega]], [[Dominican Republic]], he descended from a family where the full of musicians. His great-grandfather, Juan Bautista Alfonseca, composed the first Dominican national anthem; his mother, María Mieses, was a piano professor. At the age of seven, Alberti played the [[cymbal]]s in the municipal band of his hometown before moving with his family to [[Santa Cruz de Mao]], where he received formal [[violin]] training and started a professional career. Also here he met and married Gilma Tio. After that, the young musician went to [[Santiago de los Caballeros]] and attended several courses of violin perfectioning. He later accompanied silent films in theatres and played with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Santo Domingo in 1932, year of its foundation.<ref>[http://home.tiscali.nl/pjetax/biographees/luis_alberti.html Merengue & Bachata - República Dominicana<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421094421/http://home.tiscali.nl/pjetax/biographees/luis_alberti.html |date=2009-04-21 }}</ref>
Born Luis Felipe Alberti Mieses in [[La Vega Province|La Vega]], [[Dominican Republic]], he is descended from a family full of musicians. His great-grandfather, Juan Bautista Alfonseca, composed the first Dominican national anthem; his mother, María Mieses, was a piano professor. At the age of seven, Alberti played the [[cymbal]]s in the municipal band of his hometown before moving with his family to [[Santa Cruz de Mao]], where he received formal [[violin]] training and started a professional career. There he met and married Gilma Tio. After that, the young musician went to [[Santiago de los Caballeros]] and attended several courses of violin perfectioning. He later accompanied silent films in theatres and played with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Santo Domingo in 1932, year of its foundation.<ref>[http://home.tiscali.nl/pjetax/biographees/luis_alberti.html Merengue & Bachata - República Dominicana<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421094421/http://home.tiscali.nl/pjetax/biographees/luis_alberti.html |date=2009-04-21 }}</ref>
In 1936, Alberti led a highly original Merengue [[jazz band]] that often emphasized advanced harmonies and lyrics over the [[Merengue típico]], known like ''perico ripiao'', and played by the usual performing group of folk merengue ([[accordion]], [[Tambora (Dominican drum)|tambora]] and [[güira]]). Alberti gave the merengue a greater urban appearance, and he took it to the high society ballrooms.
In 1936, Alberti led a merengue [[jazz band]] that often emphasized advanced harmonies and lyrics over the [[Merengue típico]], known as ''perico ripiao'', and played with the usual instruments of folk merengue ([[accordion]], [[Tambora (Dominican drum)|tambora]] and [[güira]]). Alberti gave merengue a greater urban appearance by taking the music to high society ballrooms.
Alberti composed popular songs as ''Luna sobre el Jaragua'', ''Tu no podrás olvidar'', ''Estampas criollas'' and ''Compadre Pedro Juan'', which became an international hit and has been recorded by dozens of performers, including [[Billo Frómeta|Billo's Caracas Boys]], [[Xavier Cugat]], [[El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico]], [[Porfi Jiménez]], [[Perez Prado|Dámaso Pérez Prado]], [[Wilfrido Vargas]], [[Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Típico Cibaeño]], and [[El Trabuco Venezolano Vol. I|Alberto Naranjo & El Trabuco Venezolano]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:290724 All-Music.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref><ref>[http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/process?8DFvQy4L;;1 Descarga.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Alberti composed popular songs as ''Luna sobre el Jaragua'', ''Tu no podrás olvidar'', ''Estampas criollas'' and ''Compadre Pedro Juan'', which became an international hit and has been recorded by dozens of performers, including [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7770257/bio Francis Santana], [[Billo Frómeta|Billo's Caracas Boys]], [[Xavier Cugat]], [[El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico]], [[Porfi Jiménez]], [[Perez Prado|Dámaso Pérez Prado]], [[Wilfrido Vargas]], [[Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Típico Cibaeño]], and [[El Trabuco Venezolano Vol. I|Alberto Naranjo & El Trabuco Venezolano]].<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:290724 All-Music.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref><ref>[http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/process?8DFvQy4L;;1 Descarga.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


In addition, Alberti wrote a ''Método de tambora y güira'', a collection of infantile songs, and a work on ''Música, músicos y orquestas bailables dominicanas'' that stood out during the first half of the 20th century.
Alberti wrote a ''Método de tambora y güira'', a collection of educational songs, and worked on ''Música, músicos y orquestas bailables dominicanas'' a list of merengues that stood out during the first half of the 20th century.


Alberti died in Santiago de los Caballeros at the age of 69.
Alberti died in [[Santiago de los Caballeros]] at the age of 69.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 17:50, 17 October 2022

For the Mexican actor, see Luis Alberti (actor).
Luis Alberti
Photo courtesy of Merengue & Bachata - República Dominicana
Photo courtesy of Merengue & Bachata - República Dominicana
Background information
Birth nameLuis Felipe Alberti Mieses
Born(1906-04-06)6 April 1906
La Vega, Dominican Republic
Died26 January 1976(1976-01-26) (aged 69)
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
GenresMerengue
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, conductor

Luis Alberti (6 April 1906 – 26 January 1976) was a Dominican Merengue musician, arranger, conductor, and author of significant popular songs such as Compadre Pedro Juan and many others performed and recorded by noted interpreters with diverse backgrounds.

Career

Born Luis Felipe Alberti Mieses in La Vega, Dominican Republic, he is descended from a family full of musicians. His great-grandfather, Juan Bautista Alfonseca, composed the first Dominican national anthem; his mother, María Mieses, was a piano professor. At the age of seven, Alberti played the cymbals in the municipal band of his hometown before moving with his family to Santa Cruz de Mao, where he received formal violin training and started a professional career. There he met and married Gilma Tio. After that, the young musician went to Santiago de los Caballeros and attended several courses of violin perfectioning. He later accompanied silent films in theatres and played with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Santo Domingo in 1932, year of its foundation.[1]

In 1936, Alberti led a merengue jazz band that often emphasized advanced harmonies and lyrics over the Merengue típico, known as perico ripiao, and played with the usual instruments of folk merengue (accordion, tambora and güira). Alberti gave merengue a greater urban appearance by taking the music to high society ballrooms.

Alberti composed popular songs as Luna sobre el Jaragua, Tu no podrás olvidar, Estampas criollas and Compadre Pedro Juan, which became an international hit and has been recorded by dozens of performers, including Francis Santana, Billo's Caracas Boys, Xavier Cugat, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, Porfi Jiménez, Dámaso Pérez Prado, Wilfrido Vargas, Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Típico Cibaeño, and Alberto Naranjo & El Trabuco Venezolano.[2][3]

Alberti wrote a Método de tambora y güira, a collection of educational songs, and worked on Música, músicos y orquestas bailables dominicanas a list of merengues that stood out during the first half of the 20th century.

Alberti died in Santiago de los Caballeros at the age of 69.

Discography

  • Luna Sobre el Jaragua (1951)
  • Luna Sobre el Jaragua Vol. 2 (1955)
  • Merengues (1970)
  • Fiesta Navideña en Quisqueya (1966)
  • Navidades Dominicanas (with Johnny Ventura) (1977)

References

  1. ^ Merengue & Bachata - República Dominicana Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ All-Music.com[dead link]
  3. ^ Descarga.com

Sources

  • Gómez Sotolongo, Antonio – Los Cien Músicos del Siglo. Santo Domingo: Editora Cañabrava, c2000. 241 p. LC 00-416410.
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