CONTINUO


Meaning of CONTINUO in English

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

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