thorough bass
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How to use thorough bass in a sentence
He trained Wilhelmine in music, till thorough-bass, counterpoint, and the rest became to her an easy exercise.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayMurer seems to know nothing of Neefe when he says that van den Eeden was Beethovens only teacher in thorough-bass.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerSo far as his duties permitted, Herr Neefe has also given him instruction in thorough-bass.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerMurer, after speaking of Pfeiffer, continues as follows: Van den Eeden remained his only teacher in thorough-bass.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerWhat counter-part could you expect to your music, blockhead, but a thorough-bass of bastinadoes?
The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
British Dictionary definitions for thorough bass
/ (beɪs) /
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, etc: See also figured bass
(as modifier): a thorough-bass part
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