basso continuo

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Origin of basso continuo

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby basso continuo

bass horn, bassinet, bassist, basso, basso cantante, basso continuo, bassoon, basso profundo, basso-relievo, basso rilievo, bass reflex

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How to use basso continuo in a sentence

But for Basso (Super 8), keeping a straight face during these scenes was easier said then done.
‘The Kings of Summer’ Stars on Survival Skills, Girls, Becoming Men, and More|Anna Klassen|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Basso said Alleman had a genetic predisposition for cardiac problems, as both of his parents died of heart attacks in their 50s.
The Heart Attack Grill Lives Up to Its Name|David Frum|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"He lived a very full life," said Basso, who seemed shaken when reached by phone Monday evening.
The Heart Attack Grill Lives Up to Its Name|David Frum|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Basso recalled Alleman as a fun-loving man who loved the Heart Attack Grill.
The Heart Attack Grill Lives Up to Its Name|David Frum|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Dmitri had been a basso profundo singer, and to this day retains a commanding voice as well as a keen ear.
Reading Nabokov to Nabokov|Lila Azam Zanganeh|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He passed them by, and haughty tenor and swaggering basso again took heart of grace.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She stood by the gate and pumped up basso-profundo bawls from her second or lower stomach.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
To which Cicero himself aptly answers, "que contingit omnibus fidibus, ut incontent sint; illud non continuo, ut que incontent."
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
For him Gibson executed a basso rilievo in terra-cotta, now in the Liverpool museum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
The inner apartments are much the same as the portico, all covered with figures in basso relievo.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

British Dictionary definitions for basso continuo

basso continuo

noun

another term for thorough bass Often shortened to: continuo

Word Origin for basso continuo

Italian, literally: continuous bass

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