Albinoni, Tomaso , Italian composer and violinist, is known today for his instrumental music. He was born and lived in Venice, where he produced most of his nearly 50 operas. His instrumental works, frequently played by modern chamber musicians, were admired by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed a multitude of music for various instruments. This includes cantatas, sonatas, concertos, serenatas, oratorios, sinfonias, over fifty operas, and other works.

Albinoni's music is the epitome of the baroque style, and resembles the sound of Bach and Vivaldi. His music could easily be broken down into three segments. In his early work, he ended most of his cadences with the plagal form, and the beginning and middle parts became the infrastructure. Albinoni's later work before his death explored some different techniques, but most of the instrumentation remained the same, meaning that one voice would carry the melody while the other instruments harmonized.