BASSO CONTINUO meaning: Continuous bass line with chords

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basso-continuo: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (basso continuo)

▸ noun: (music) The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.

Similar:

thorough bass, Con.Bn., Contino, counterbase, bass C, Cemb., cimbasso, ceil, cadence, coda, more...

Opposite:

solo, melody, treble

Types:

harpsichord, organ, lute, cello, viola da gamba, viola da braccio, viola, more...

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