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Definition of Basso continuo
1. Noun. A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played.
Definition of Basso continuo
1. Noun. (music) The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello. Abbreviation: bc. ¹
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Literary usage of Basso continuo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"As a matter of fact, basso continuo had been employed in the accompaniment of
recitative some years earlier by Caccini and Per! and others before them. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"Next, the work is opened and concluded with a chorus fS-part with basso continuo)
expressive of the feelings of Christians at the ..."
3. Catalogue of Manuscript Music in the British Museum by Augustus Hughes-Hughes (1906)
"Trabe me post te " ; with basso continuo. "Biasio Tomasi." i, f. 32; ii, f. ...
Tota pulchra es " ; with basso continuo. "Gio. Baptista Cima." ii, iii, f. ..."
4. Johann Sebastian Bach: His Life and Writings by C. L. Hilgenfeldt, Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1869)
"Ich bin ein guter Hirt," with basso continuo, two oboes. and violoncello. ...
Bisher habt Ihr Gott gebeten," with basso continuo and two oboes. 70. ..."
5. Godfrey Weber's General Music Teacher: Adapted to Self-instruction, Both for by Gottfried Weber (1841)
"BAssO CONTINUO. This term literally means nothing else than merely a ... The term
basso continuo is also sometimes employed to designate a bass that is ..."
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