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Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing the continuo part are called the continuo group.
A harpsichordist and a bassist play continuo for a small group of singers (the solo ensemble of the Kreuznacher Diakonie Choir).
Bassocontinuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord...
relation to the bass note. Figured bass is closely associated with bassocontinuo: a historically improvised accompaniment used in almost all genres of...
the Baroque music era (1600–1750) to play bassocontinuo accompaniment parts (as part of the bassocontinuo group, which often included harpsichord, pipe...
instruments, classified as brass instruments, woodwinds, strings, and bassocontinuo. The continuous bass is played by a group of instruments, depending...
belongs to this genre, as it was originally scored for 3 violins and a bassocontinuo, and paired with a gigue in the same key. The canon shares an important...
Mandolin and BassoContinuo Sonata in G major for Mandolin and BassoContinuo Giuseppe Giuliano Sonata in D major for Mandolin and BassoContinuo Geoffrey...
accompaniment parts. Baroque concerts were typically accompanied by a bassocontinuo group (comprising chord-playing instrumentalists such as harpsichordists...
pipe organ. In the Baroque era, performers improvised ornaments, and bassocontinuo keyboard players improvised chord voicings based on figured bass notation...
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called wind) through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because...
(1615): 18 sinfonies à 4 with bassocontinuo Libro primo di mottetti passeggiati (1612), 20 motets for voice and bassocontinuo Cantiones sacrae (1628), 21...
and bassocontinuo „op. 2“ (Amsterdam ca. 1734) Sonata in G minor for violin and bassocontinuo Sonata in B-flat major for cello and bassocontinuo 4 sonatas...
Alto: Trombone e Voce, Tenore: Voce e Trombone, Basso: Fagotto Trombone e Voce and BassoContinuo, during which solos for each of the trombonists are...
The double bass (/ˈdʌbəl beɪs/), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, or simply the bass (/beɪs/), is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone...
composition: (i) the solo madrigal with bassocontinuo; and (ii) the madrigal for two or more voices with bassocontinuo. In England, composers continued to...
chamber music and orchestra became more standardized. In place of the bassocontinuo group of the Baroque era, which consisted of harpsichord, organ or lute...
Hautb: è Bassono, Violino Piccolo concertato, 2 Violini, una Viola col BassoContinuo. [no tempo indication] (usually performed at Allegro or Allegro moderato)...
bassocontinuo BuxWV 269 – Sonata in F major for 2 violins, viola da gamba and bassocontinuo BuxWV 270 – Sonata in F major for 2 violins and basso continuo...
typically consisting of several movements, with two melody instruments and bassocontinuo. It originated in the early 17th century and was a favorite chamber...
undertook great developments in form and melody, and began to employ the bassocontinuo technique, distinctive of the Baroque. No stranger to controversy, he...
organ, followed in 1965 by a triennial competition for harpsichord and bassocontinuo and from 1983 also for pianoforte. In 1972 the competition was extended...
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