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Definition of Basso continuo

Basso continuo
Basso Bas"so, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or contrabasso. Basso continuo. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.

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- B****o continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a b****line and a chord...
- relation to the b**** note. Figured b**** is closely ****ociated with b****o continuo: a historically improvised accompaniment used in almost all genres of...
- the Baroque music era (1600–1750) to play b****o continuo accompaniment parts (as part of the b****o continuo group, which often included harpsichord, pipe...
- Continuo may refer to: B****o continuo, a textural feature of Baroque music; also the group of instruments that plays the b****o continuo part Continuo...
- scored for three violins and b****o continuo and paired with a gigue, known as Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and b****o continuo. Both movements are in the...
- instruments, classified as br**** instruments, woodwinds, strings, and b****o continuo. The continuous b**** is pla**** by a group of instruments, depending...
- violins and b****o continuo Sonata in E minor for two violins and b****o continuo Quadro in G major for two violins, violoncello and b****o continuo The Partia...
- with b****o continuo Sonata IV in C major for flute and violin (or 2 violins) with b****o continuo Sonata V in F major for 2 violins with b****o continuo Sonata...
- an orchestral context, the term usually refers to the double b****. b****o continuo Continuous b****, i.e. a b**** accompaniment part pla**** continuously...
- pipe organ. In the Baroque era, performers improvised ornaments, and b****o continuo keyboard players improvised chord voicings based on figured b**** notation...