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figured bass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | basso continuo, continuo, thorough bass |
| Type of | bass, bass part |
Examples of figured bass
figured bass
Other forms of chord notation have been devised, from figured bass to the chord chart.
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Figured bass is closely associated with basso continuoaccompaniment.
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Figured bass notation originated in Baroquebasso continuo parts.
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Improvised accompaniment over a figured bass was a common practice during the Baroque era, and to some extent the following periods.
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Much Baroque music was designed for improvisation, with a figured bass provided by the composer for the performer to flesh out and ornament.
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The introduction is also important in the history of music theory, as it contains the first attempt to describe the figured bass of the basso continuo style of the seconda prattica.
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Schein was one of the first to absorb the innovations of the Italian Baroque-monody, the concertato style, figured bass-and use them effectively in a German Lutheran context.
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Figured bass or thoroughbass is a kind of musical notation used in almost all Baroque music, though rarely in modern music, to indicate harmonies in relation to a conventionally-written bass line.
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Bass were there for folks who figured out a pattern, but sizes were generally small.
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