thoroughbassn.

Brit.

/ˈθʌrəbeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈθəroʊˌbeɪs/,

/ˈθərəˌbeɪs/

Forms:

α. 1600s thoroughbasse, 1600s thorowbase, 1600s– thoroughbass, 1700s thorowbass.

β. 1600s throughbase, 1600s throughbasse, 1600s– throughbass Brit. /ˈθruːbeɪs/, U.S. /ˈθruˌbeɪs/.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thorough- prefix, bass n.⁵, through- prefix.

Etymology: In α. forms < thorough- prefix + bass n.⁵ In β. forms < through- prefix + bass n.⁵ Compare basso continuo n. at basso adj. and n. Derivatives.

Music.

a. A continuous instrumental bass part, serving as a foundation for harmonic completion by a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument, often separately written out or printed, and usually provided with figures to indicate the harmonies (‘figured bass’); a basso continuo. Also: an accompaniment thus written or played. Now chiefly historical.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > part in harmony or counterpoint > bass parts

bourdonc1400

burden1594

bassus1605

thoroughbass1632

bass1666

ground bass1685

continuo1724

continued bass1728

figured bass1786

walking bass1825

basso ostinato1876

bass line1894

bottom1936

bottom line1963

basso continuo-

1632 W. Porter Madrigales & Ayres sig. A2^v I haue made the singing Base also a thorow Base.

?1650 T. Jordan Claraphil & Clarinda sig. C5 (heading) Chorus by Both, with a through Bass.

1662 J. Playford Skill Musick (1674) i. ii. 36 The Figures usually placed over Notes in the Thorough-Bass of Songs or Ayres.

1685 J. Evelyn Mem. 10 Mar. She had an excellent voice, to which she play'd a thorough bass on the harpsichord.

a1695 H. Purcell Ten Sonatas in Four Parts (1697) (title of fourth part-bk.) Mr. Henry Purcell's Sonata's. Through Bass for the Harpsichord, or Organ.

1700 J. Blow Amphion Anglicus title page With..A Thorow-Bass to each Song: Figur'd for an Organ, Harpsichord, or Theorboe-Lute.

1731 G. Keller in W. Holder Treat. Harmony 159 (title) Rules for Playing A Thorow-Bass.

1876 H. Van Laun tr. Molière Wks. V. 273 You must have three voices, a treble, a counter-tenor, and a bass, which must be accompanied by a bass viol, a theorbo-lute, and a harpsichord for the thorough-basses.

1927 Music & Lett. 8 236 Instead of a thoroughbass denoted by figures, which very few can play with any propriety, the harmony is plainly expressed in musical notes.

1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. x. 605 The two sets are for exactly the same combination of two violins, bass (violoncello or viol), and ‘thorough bass’ (i.e. basso continuo, figured, for performance on the organ, harpsichord, or even, still, a plucked stringed instrument such as the theorbo).

b. In extended use. An accompaniment at a lower pitch or with a deeper tone. Also figurative. Now rare.

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1728 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 167 Now and then a gentle breeze serves as a thorough bass to the singing birds.

1778 H. Walpole Let. 8 July in Corr. (1837) III. 184 Tumults would be a dreadful thorough bass to speeches.

1827 J. F. Cooper Red Rover I. iii. 77 The voices of the company in general served for the higher and shriller notes, through which the bold and vigorous assertions, contradictions, and opinions of the two principal disputants were heard running a thorough-bass.

1843 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 209/1 The slowly yielding mass forms a thorough-bass to their livelier movement.

1997 Observer (Nexis) 18 May 16 An intimate, almost macabre, motif provided a thorough bass.

c. The method of indicating harmonies by a figured bass, or the art of playing from it. Also: the science of harmony in general. Now chiefly historical.

ΚΠ

1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 258 He..wrote a treatise on thorough bass.

1875 E. C. Stedman Victorian Poets (ed. 13) i. 3 Full-throated, happy minstrels, like Béranger or Burns, need no knowledge of thorough-bass and the historical range of composition.

1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 58/3 Harmony, counterpoint, thorough-bass, fugue and composition are interesting studies.

2004 Musical Q. 87 758 A working knowledge of thoroughbass provides..a tool toward harmonic fluency.

†2. A loud or deep bass. Obsolete.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > bass

bassa1500

thoroughbass1749

basso1818

basso-profundo1860

basso cantante1876

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. ix. 190 He found..his Nurse snoring..at the Bed's-Feet. He immediately took the only Method of silencing this thorough Bass, whose Music he feared might disturb Mr. Allworthy.

1800 T. Morton Speed Plough v. i. 79 The profound nasal thorough bass of the clerk's Amen.

1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies iv, in Crayon Misc. I. 35 He..had..a whiffling double voice, shifting abruptly from a treble to a thorough bass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thoroughbass
释义	thoroughbassn. Brit. /ˈθʌrəbeɪs/, U.S. /ˈθəroʊˌbeɪs/, /ˈθərəˌbeɪs/ Forms: α. 1600s thoroughbasse, 1600s thorowbase, 1600s– thoroughbass, 1700s thorowbass. β. 1600s throughbase, 1600s throughbasse, 1600s– throughbass Brit. /ˈθruːbeɪs/, U.S. /ˈθruˌbeɪs/. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thorough- prefix, bass n.⁵, through- prefix. Etymology: In α. forms < thorough- prefix + bass n.⁵ In β. forms < through- prefix + bass n.⁵ Compare basso continuo n. at basso adj. and n. Derivatives. Music. 1. a. A continuous instrumental bass part, serving as a foundation for harmonic completion by a keyboard or plucked stringed instrument, often separately written out or printed, and usually provided with figures to indicate the harmonies (‘figured bass’); a basso continuo. Also: an accompaniment thus written or played. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > part in harmony or counterpoint > bass parts bourdonc1400 burden1594 bassus1605 thoroughbass1632 bass1666 ground bass1685 continuo1724 continued bass1728 figured bass1786 walking bass1825 basso ostinato1876 bass line1894 bottom1936 bottom line1963 basso continuo- 1632 W. Porter Madrigales & Ayres sig. A2^v I haue made the singing Base also a thorow Base. ?1650 T. Jordan Claraphil & Clarinda sig. C5 (heading) Chorus by Both, with a through Bass. 1662 J. Playford Skill Musick (1674) i. ii. 36 The Figures usually placed over Notes in the Thorough-Bass of Songs or Ayres. 1685 J. Evelyn Mem. 10 Mar. She had an excellent voice, to which she play'd a thorough bass on the harpsichord. a1695 H. Purcell Ten Sonatas in Four Parts (1697) (title of fourth part-bk.) Mr. Henry Purcell's Sonata's. Through Bass for the Harpsichord, or Organ. 1700 J. Blow Amphion Anglicus title page With..A Thorow-Bass to each Song: Figur'd for an Organ, Harpsichord, or Theorboe-Lute. 1731 G. Keller in W. Holder Treat. Harmony 159 (title) Rules for Playing A Thorow-Bass. 1876 H. Van Laun tr. Molière Wks. V. 273 You must have three voices, a treble, a counter-tenor, and a bass, which must be accompanied by a bass viol, a theorbo-lute, and a harpsichord for the thorough-basses. 1927 Music & Lett. 8 236 Instead of a thoroughbass denoted by figures, which very few can play with any propriety, the harmony is plainly expressed in musical notes. 1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. x. 605 The two sets are for exactly the same combination of two violins, bass (violoncello or viol), and ‘thorough bass’ (i.e. basso continuo, figured, for performance on the organ, harpsichord, or even, still, a plucked stringed instrument such as the theorbo). b. In extended use. An accompaniment at a lower pitch or with a deeper tone. Also figurative. Now rare. ΚΠ 1728 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 167 Now and then a gentle breeze serves as a thorough bass to the singing birds. 1778 H. Walpole Let. 8 July in Corr. (1837) III. 184 Tumults would be a dreadful thorough bass to speeches. 1827 J. F. Cooper Red Rover I. iii. 77 The voices of the company in general served for the higher and shriller notes, through which the bold and vigorous assertions, contradictions, and opinions of the two principal disputants were heard running a thorough-bass. 1843 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Aug. 209/1 The slowly yielding mass forms a thorough-bass to their livelier movement. 1997 Observer (Nexis) 18 May 16 An intimate, almost macabre, motif provided a thorough bass. c. The method of indicating harmonies by a figured bass, or the art of playing from it. Also: the science of harmony in general. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 258 He..wrote a treatise on thorough bass. 1875 E. C. Stedman Victorian Poets (ed. 13) i. 3 Full-throated, happy minstrels, like Béranger or Burns, need no knowledge of thorough-bass and the historical range of composition. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 58/3 Harmony, counterpoint, thorough-bass, fugue and composition are interesting studies. 2004 Musical Q. 87 758 A working knowledge of thoroughbass provides..a tool toward harmonic fluency. †2. A loud or deep bass. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > singing voice > [noun] > bass bassa1500 thoroughbass1749 basso1818 basso-profundo1860 basso cantante1876 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. ix. 190 He found..his Nurse snoring..at the Bed's-Feet. He immediately took the only Method of silencing this thorough Bass, whose Music he feared might disturb Mr. Allworthy. View more context for this quotation 1800 T. Morton Speed Plough v. i. 79 The profound nasal thorough bass of the clerk's Amen. 1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies iv, in Crayon Misc. I. 35 He..had..a whiffling double voice, shifting abruptly from a treble to a thorough bass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1632
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