Meaning & use
continuo
A continuous bass accompaniment, typically played on a keyboard instrument, in baroque music.
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The harpsichordist provided the continuo throughout the cantata, supporting the singers underneath.
Baroque orchestras often included a cello and organ to perform the continuo part together.
A note on using this word
Continuo is short for 'basso continuo,' a foundational accompaniment style central to baroque chamber and orchestral music.
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basso continuo
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