what does continuo mean? - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
Oct 24, 2021 · In the sheet music for BWV1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" the last instrument is labeled as "continuo". What does that mean?
Why was basso continuo not widely used after the baroque period ...
Interestingly, the basso continuo surfaced again in the 20th Century, in the form of the jazz rhythm section: Same instruments: low register strings, keyboard and with the addition of drums - serving …
When realizing a basso continuo, should the realization avoid ...
Aug 25, 2021 · Many continuo manuals (both historical sources and modern treatises) are careful to point out that a continuo realization should be contrapuntally correct, i.e., one ought to avoid parallel …
In orchestral writing, how did (Baroque) composers think about two ...
Feb 11, 2025 · Here is an excerpt from Bach's first movement of Matthäuspassion. Note how the choral bass almost doubles the continuo, except for some small ornaments which are very much thematic; …
The Basso Continuo and the Jazz Rhythm Section
Sep 26, 2017 · Here's mine. Yes, continuo has similarities with a jazz rhythm section. Yes, the extemporised decoration applied by a Baroque or early Classical performer, or the deeper …
Did J.S. Bach write the figured bass in scores or continuo parts?
Or would the continuo player have used the full score, written the figured bass in themselves, or just listened to what was going on in the other parts?! The main reason I'm interested, is because I …
What books do keyboard students use when learning figured bass?
Oct 11, 2019 · Continuo Playing According to Handel: His Figured Bass Exercises by Ledbetter. The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass as Practiced in the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries, by FT …
performing - Replacing Viola and Basso continuo - Music: Practice ...
Historically, basso continuo was always played with a harpsichord or organ or lute or theorbo for the continuo, and a bowed string bass instrument or bass reed instrument for the basso. At least one …
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Dec 10, 2015 · Basso continuo playing almost always involved at least some degree of improvisation. In fact, this improvisatory "feel" was and is a major part of the aesthetic appeal of baroque music. The …
How is this basso continuo if it has only two voices?
Jan 25, 2020 · Bwv anh 114 is based on two-part harmony. I have heard that this is bassically just basso continuo. How is this basso continuo if it has only two voices? The books on basso continuo talk …