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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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One or more instruments that accompanied a main melodic line in the Baroque era was known as?
Basso continuo
What instruments were used in the song called Canon Pachelbel in D major?
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo.
What is the other call for basso continuo?
generalbass
Which instruments would be most likely to play the basso continuo in a?
no
The Basso Continuo was performed by?
Basso Continuo consists of a keyboard improvising/filling in harmonies, often a harpsichord or cembalo or organ and a bass instrument, usually cello, but could also be a bassoon.
One or more instruments that accompanied a main melodic line in the Baroque era was known as?
Basso continuo
What instruments were used in the song called Canon Pachelbel in D major?
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo.
What is the other call for basso continuo?
generalbass
What period was Basso continuo prominent in?
The Baroque period
Which instruments would be most likely to play the basso continuo in a?
no
The Basso Continuo was performed by?
Basso Continuo consists of a keyboard improvising/filling in harmonies, often a harpsichord or cembalo or organ and a bass instrument, usually cello, but could also be a bassoon.
What is basco continuo?
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.
Speechlike melody accompanied only by basso continuo is called?
Recitative.
Does a concerto grosso have a basso continuo?
Not usually, although on rare ocasions they may, it is not likely:P
What were the two instruments played the basso continuo part?
The basso continuo is the "underpinning" of a piece. The cello would have played the lowest voice line. A harpsichord or another keyboard instrument would have added chord figures along with the bass line to support the other music being played along with it.
Was there an organ in Pachelbel's canon?
No. His famous Canon in D was written for three violins and basso continuo.
During the Baroque period what musical feature was introduced to give harmonic support to the melody?
Basso continuo - The basso continuo, used throughout baroque music, is a technique by which a harmonic foundation lends support to a melodic line that carries the main melodies of a composition.
