Figured bass. The line isn't written note for note. Instead chord symbols and numbers are placed above a staff containing minimal notation.
Such as
G6 D C6/4
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Basso continuo is a type of musical notation. It was very prevalent in the Baroque era which lasted from 1600-1750. Basso continuo is when chords, intervals, and non-chord tones are written above or below the bass line in a piece of music.
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo.
Basso continuo
Basso Continuo, often shortened to just continuo can be the underlying structured music - used many times when, for instance, a Bach cantata is performed - the continuo part is usually played on an organ or other period instrument.
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Basso continuo is a type of musical notation. It was very prevalent in the Baroque era which lasted from 1600-1750. Basso continuo is when chords, intervals, and non-chord tones are written above or below the bass line in a piece of music.
The basso continuo became obsolete in the classical era because composers started writing more detailed and specific musical notation, which made the need for improvisation by the continuo players less necessary.
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo.
Recitative.
Basso continuo
The ensemble that could play basso continuo is a Baroque ensemble.
Basso Continuo, often shortened to just continuo can be the underlying structured music - used many times when, for instance, a Bach cantata is performed - the continuo part is usually played on an organ or other period instrument.
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The Baroque period
Basso continuo
The use of basso continuo was discontinued during the Classical era because composers wanted more control over the music and preferred clearer, more structured harmonies without the constant improvisation and flexibility that basso continuo required.
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