transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtin-yə-ˌwō, -ˈti-nə- ]
noun
( plural -u·os )
Etymology: Italian, from continuo continuous, from Latin continuus
Date: circa 1724
: a bass part (as for a keyboard or stringed instrument) used especially in baroque ensemble music and consisting of a succession of bass notes with figures that indicate the required chords — called also figured bass, thoroughbass