Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
figured bass (which see, underbass ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music The continuous realization of
harmony throughout a musicalpiece , usually by aharpsichord and/orcello . Abbreviation:bc .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Italian, continuous bass.]
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