Herr Neefe has also given him, so far as his other occupations permit, some introduction to the study of thorough-bass.
Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.)|Elliott Graeme
What counter-part could you expect to your music, blockhead, but a thorough-bass of bastinadoes?
The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Murer, after speaking of Pfeiffer, continues as follows: Van den Eeden remained his only teacher in thorough-bass.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The bass part is intended to be figured by the thorough-bass system to indicate the harmonies.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson
So far as his duties permitted, Herr Neefe has also given him instruction in thorough-bass.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
British Dictionary definitions for thorough bass
thorough bass
/ (beɪs) /
noun
Also called: basso continuo, continuo(esp during the baroque period) a bass part underlying a piece of concerted music. It is played on a keyboard instrument, usually supported by a cello, viola da gamba, etcSee also figured bass