partimento
noun
par·ti·men·to
ˌpärtəˈmen‧ˌtō
plural partimenti
-ˌtē
: a musical exercise in contrapuntal improvisation of the 17th and 18th centuries, generally played or written on a figured bass
Word History
Etymology
Italian, literally, division, from partire to divide, go away (from Latin partire, partiri to divide) + -mento -ment (from Latin -mentum)