Basso continuo
continuo.
Historical Examples
The basso continuo had been in use for some time before this.
Some Forerunners of Italian Opera William James Henderson
“Chiamata alla Caccia”55 in C major for four horns on a basso continuo.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 Various
Viadana is said to have been the first to use what is called a basso continuo, and even the figured bass.
Critical & Historical Essays Edward MacDowell
noun
another term for thorough bass Often shortened to continuo
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