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basso continuo

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basso continuo
n.
See continuo.
[Italian, continuous bass.]
basso continuo
n
(Music / Classical Music) another term for thorough bass Often shortened to continuo
[Italian, literally: continuous bass]
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Noun1.basso continuo - a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
continuo, figured bass, thorough bass
bass part, bass - the lowest part in polyphonic music
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Incidentally, the Bach cantata is also scored for violas plus two flutes, harpsichord, and cello or basso continuo.
FUNEREAL FOR THE FUN OF IT by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
I knew that in studying harpsichord I would have to master playing basso continuo, but mastering basso continuo play and chamber and ensemble experience in general is very beneficial even for players as soloists.
With Katerina Chrobokova on purity of style and going beyond genre by Kocurkova, Jitka / Czech Music
The Avison Ensemble has already recorded Concerti Grossi, by Charles Avison, for Naxos and Hyperion, and now give us his arrangements for Concerti grossi of the 12 sonatas for violin and Basso Continuo by Geminiani.
Classical by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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