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Thorough bass

Thorough bass Meaning & Definition
Thorough bass Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thorough bass?

[n] a bass part written out in full and accompanied by figures for successive chords

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thorough bass: basso continuo

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See Also | bass | bass part

Thorough bass In Webster's Dictionary

\Thor"ough bass`\ (Mus.) The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with {harmony}.

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