CONTINUO

Meaning of CONTINUO in English

[con.tin.uo] n, pl -u.os [It, fr. continuo continuous, fr. L continuus] (1724): a bass part (as for a keyboard or stringed instrument) used esp. in baroque ensemble music and consisting of a succession of bass notes with figures that indicate the required chords--called also figured bass, thorou ghbass

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CONTINUO — noun (plural -uos) Etymology: Italian, from ~ ~us, from Latin continuus Date: circa 1724 a bass part (as for a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTINUO — or basso continuo In Baroque music, a special subgroup of an instrumental ensemble. It consists of two instruments reading the …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTINUO — kənˈtinə(ˌ)wō also -inyə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, literally, continuous, from Latin continuus : an instrumental part usually for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINUO — (n.) Basso continuo, or continued bass.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINUO — ( n. ) Basso continuo, or continued bass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINUO — /keuhn tin"yooh oh'/ , n. , pl. continuos . Music. a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINUO — noun ( plural -u·os ) Etymology: Italian, from continuo continuous, from Latin continuus Date: circa 1724 : a bass part …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINUO — noun basso continuo, or continued bass.
Webster English vocab
CONTINUO — [ kən'tɪnjʊəʊ ] (also basso ~ ) ■ noun ( plural ~s ) (in baroque music) an accompanying part which …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTINUO — continuo BrE AmE kən ˈtɪn ju əʊ ( ˌ ) kɒn-, -u- AmE \ -oʊ ▷ continuo|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONTINUO — / kənˈtɪnjuəʊ; NAmE -juoʊ/ noun [ U ] ( music ) (from Italian ) a musical part played to accompany …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINUO — con ‧ tin ‧ u ‧ o /kənˈtɪnju-əʊ $ -oʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural continuos ) [countable] technical [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINUO — n. (pl. -os) Mus. an accompaniment providing a bass line and harmonies which are indicated by figures, usu. played on …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTINUO — n. (pl. -os) Mus. an accompaniment providing a bass line and harmonies which are indicated by figures, usu. played on …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTINUO — n. (pl. -os) Mus. an accompaniment providing a bass line and harmonies which are indicated by figures, usu. played on …
Oxford English vocab
CONTINUO — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Schreier sets a brisk but effective tempo here and the horn and bassoons with continuo …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINUO — n. or basso continuo In Baroque music, a special subgroup of an instrumental ensemble. It consists of two instruments reading …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONTINUO — n. Pronunciation: k ə n- ' tin-y ə - ˌ w ō , - ' ti-n ə - Function: noun …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BASSO CONTINUO — noun ( plural basso continuos ) Etymology: Italian, literally, continuous bass : continuo
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASSO CONTINUO — Music. continuo. [ 1665-75 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASSO CONTINUO — also called continuo, thoroughbass, or figured bass in music, a system of partially improvised accompaniment played on a bass line, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SONATA — I Musical form for one or more instruments, usually consisting of three or four movements. The name, Italian for "sounded …
Английский словарь Британика
CONCERTO GROSSO — Principal orchestral music of the Baroque era, characterized by contrast between a small group of soloists and a larger orchestra. …
Английский словарь Британика
THOROUGH BASS — ■ noun Music basso continuo (see continuo ).
Concise Oxford English vocab
VOCAL-INSTRUMENTAL CONCERTO — musical composition of the early Baroque era (late 16th and early 17th centuries) in which choirs, solo voices, and instruments …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONODY — style of accompanied solo song in which a melody is accompanied by simple, often expressive, harmonies. It came to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONCERTO GROSSO — plural Concerti Grossi, principal orchestral music of the Baroque era (c. 1600c. 1750), characterized by contrast between a small group …
Britannica English vocabulary
LECLAIR, JEAN-MARIE, THE ELDER — born May 10, 1697, Lyon died Oct. 22, 1764, Paris French violinist and composer who established the classical French violin …
Britannica English vocabulary
BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN — born March 21, 1685, Eisenach, Thuringia, Ernestine Saxon Duchies died July 28, 1750, Leipzig composer of the Baroque era, the …
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ALBERT, HEINRICH — born July 8, 1604, Lobenstein, Saxony died Oct. 6, 1651, Knigsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia] German composer of a famous …
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МУЗЫКАЛЬНАЯ — МУЗЫКАЛЬНАЯ ФОРМА Антракт (франц. entracte, от entre, "между" и acte, "действие"). Инструментальная музыка, звучащая между актами драматической пьесы, оперы, балета …
Русский словарь Colier

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