thorough bass

thor·ough·bass

or thor·ough bass T0179400 (thûr′ō-bās′, thûr′ə-, thŭr′-)n. See continuo.

[thorough, through and through + bass.]

thorough bass

(beɪs) n (Classical Music) Also called: basso continuo or 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, etc. See also figured bass

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Noun

thorough bass - a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be playedbasso continuo, continuo, figured bassbass part, bass - the lowest part in polyphonic music

thorough bass

thorough bass:

see figured bassfigured bass,
in music, a system of shorthand notation in which figures are written below the notes of the bass part to indicate the chords to be played. Called also thorough bass and basso continuo, it arose in the early 17th cent.
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thorough bass

Related to thorough bass: basso continuo

noun

Synonyms for thorough bass

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

Synonyms

basso continuo
continuo
figured bass

Related Words

bass part
bass

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