continuo

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con·tin·u·o /kənˈtɪnju-əʊ $ -oʊ/ noun (plural continuos) [countable] technical APMa musical part consisting of a line of low notes with figures showing the higher notes that are played with them 〔音乐的〕数字低音，通奏低音

Examples from the Corpus

continuo• The best of the three is Arion, composed for soprano, flute and continuo.• Wind players are listed separately from string players, while those who play continuo instruments and accompany singers form yet another unit.• Schreier sets a brisk but effective tempo here and the horn and bassoons with continuo are first-rate.Origin continuo (1700-1800) Italian continuo “continuous”, from Latin continuus; → CONTINUOUS

con·tin·u·o nounChineseSyllable

line part a consisting a musical Corpus of

continuo
con‧tin‧u‧o /kənˈtɪnju-əʊ $ -oʊ/

noun (plural continuos) [countable] technical

Date: 1700-1800
Language: Italian
Origin: continuo 'continuous', from Latin continuus; ⇨ continuous

a musical part consisting of a line of low notes with figures showing the higher notes that are played with them

con·tinuo

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/kənˈtɪnjuəʊ/

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/kənˈtɪnjuoʊ/

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noun

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from Italian

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a musical part played to accompany another instrument, in which a line of low notes is shown with figures to represent the higher notes to be played above them 数字低音；通奏低音

◆a trio for two violins and continuo两小提琴与通奏低音的三声中部