basso continuo

Noun

Meaning

a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

continuo figured bass thorough bass alto bass voice tenor accompaniment drone soprano treble baritone canto contralto part
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Antonyms

low low-pitched

Hypernyms

bass bass part

Examples

Bach transcribed six of Vivaldi's concerti for solo keyboard, three for organ, and one for four harpsichords, strings, and basso continuo (BWV 1065) based upon the concerto for four violins, two violas, cello, and basso continuo ( RV 580). Source: Internet

By 1800, basso continuo was practically extinct, except for the occasional use of a pipe organ continuo part in a religious Mass in the early 1800s. Source: Internet

Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) brought it to perfection with his Vespers and his Eighth Book of Madrigals, His Fifth Book includes a basso continuo "for harpsichord or lute". Source: Internet

For example, Uns ist ein Kind geboren is scored for violino, traversa, alto trombone, tenor voice, fagotto and basso continuo. Source: Internet

Höre, Gott uses five favoriti singers, two ripieno choirs (which double other parts at intense moments) and seven trombones, with basso continuo. Source: Internet

In 1631 he published a number of masses, which were much more baroque, with basso continuo, rhetorical word painting and obligato usage of instruments. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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