Continuo

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  • noun. An independent bassline, usually realized on a keyboard instrument, in which numerals written underneath the notes indicate the kinds of harmony to be played.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as figured bass, which see, under bass.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Basso continuo, or continued bass.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The bass line of music, especially for a keyboard instrument, that continues throughout a work
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
    • Word Usage
    "For opera newbies, the continuo is a bassline played continuously (as the name implies) under the recitative or vocal line."
    Form
    basso continuo  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bass  bass part  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abi  banco  caballero  colui  cor  
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