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thorough bass
[ beys ]
/ beɪs /
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noun Music.
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Origin of thorough bass
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby thorough bass
thorny, thoro, Thorold, thoron, thorough, thorough bass, thorough brace, thoroughbred, thoroughfare, thoroughgoing, thoroughly
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British Dictionary definitions for thorough bass
thorough bass
/ (beɪs) /
noun
- Also called: basso continuo, continuo (esp during the baroque period) a bass part underlying a piece of concerted music. It is played on a keyboard instrument, usually supported by a cello, viola da gamba, etcSee also figured bass
- (as modifier)a thorough-bass part
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