HyperDic: basso_continuo

English > 1 sense of the expression basso continuo:
NOUNcommunicationbasso continuo, figured bass, continuo, thorough bassa bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
English > basso continuo: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played.
Synonymsfigured bass, continuo, thorough bass
Broaderbass, bass partThe lowest part in polyphonic music
Spanishcontinuo

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