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Thorough bass   /θˈəroʊ bæs/   Listen
Thorough bass

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





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... at the close of the sixteenth century we are suddenly confronted with the knowledge that all the details of polyphony so studiously cultivated by the northern schools have in Italy suddenly been packed away in a thorough bass supporting one voice which is permitted to proclaim itself in ...
— Some Forerunners of Italian Opera • William James Henderson


Words linked to "Thorough bass" :   bass part, bass


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