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Continuo

noun
1.
A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played.  Synonyms: basso continuo, figured bass, thorough bass.





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"Continuo" Quotes from Famous Books



... cum fide agatis, vestra virtute, florentem Christi rempublicam conspiciamus; si negligenter et cupide, ut cujus rei adhuc reliquiae nonnullae supersunt, illae continuo ita tollantur, simul ac calumniari ac male agere ceperitis, ut ne vestigia quidem ullius sanctitatis apud vestras quidem partes posteris ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 • Various


Words linked to "Continuo" :   bass part, bass, figured bass


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