Continuo Definition

kən-tĭnyo͝o-ō
continuos
noun
continuos
An independent bassline, usually realized on a keyboard instrument, in which numerals written underneath the notes indicate the kinds of harmony to be played.
American Heritage
A continuous bass accompaniment, indicated by a shorthand method in notation, and played as on a harpsichord or organ, esp. in baroque music.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Continuo

Noun

Singular:
continuo
Plural:
continuos

Origin of Continuo

  • Italian from Latin continuus continuous continue

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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