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continuo [kənˈtɪnjʊˌəʊ] n pl -os
1. (Music / Instruments) Music a. a shortened form of basso continuo (see thorough bass) b. (as modifier) a continuo accompaniment 2. (Music / Classical Music) the thorough-bass part as played on a keyboard instrument, often supported by a cello, bassoon, etc. [Italian, literally: continuous] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Greatest influence on career: The University of Oregon's yearly institute, titled ContinUO, challenges educational leaders to tackle their toughest issues--and get results. Zeoiherm 100-70B is also said to provide the heal- and oil-resistance the automotive industry markets have come to expect from Zeotherm thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), continuos (3,000 hour) resistance to 150[degrees]C with spike temperature resistance to 175[degrees]C. Our knowledge of music in Milan in the last quarter of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century has been founded on the developments in string instruments, especially the violin, and on new genres of music written especially for these instruments--the earliest surviving examples of sonatas for violin and basso continuo were published in Concerti ecclesiastici in Milan in 1610. |
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