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Like all music, the figured bass should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting.
Johann Sebastian Bach

Meaning of "figured bass" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGURED BASS

figured bass  [beɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGURED BASS

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Figured bass is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FIGURED BASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Figured bass

Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of musical notation in which numerals and symbols indicate intervals, chords, and non-chord tones, in relation to the bass note they are placed above or below. Figured bass is closely associated with basso continuo, a historically improvised accompaniment used in almost all genres of music in the Baroque period, though rarely in modern music. Other systems for denoting or representing chords include plain staff notation, used in classical music; Roman numerals, commonly used in harmonic analysis; macro symbols, sometimes used in modern musicology; and various names and symbols used in jazz and popular music.

Definition of figured bass in the English dictionary

The definition of figured bass in the dictionary is a shorthand method of indicating a thorough-bass part in which each bass note is accompanied by figures indicating the intervals to be played in the chord above it in the realization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIGURED BASS


ace
eɪs
base
beɪs
bass
beɪs
case
keɪs
case-by-case
ˈkeɪsbaɪkeɪs
chase
tʃeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
enlace
ɪnˈleɪs
face
feɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
interface
ˈɪntəˌfeɪs
lace
leɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
MySpace
ˈmaɪˌspeɪs
place
pleɪs
race
reɪs
replace
rɪˈpleɪs
res
reɪs
showcase
ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs
space
speɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIGURED BASS

figure
figure eight
figure of eight
figure of fun
figure of merit
figure of speech
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figure skater
figure skating
figure-conscious
figure-ground phenomenon
figure-hugging
figure-skate
figured
figuredly
figurehead
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FIGURED BASS

black bass
black sea bass
buffo bass
Chilean sea bass
double bass
double-bass
drum and bass
drum´n´bass
fish bass
ground bass
largemouth bass
rock bass
sea bass
slap bass
smallmouth bass
stone bass
string bass
the bass
thorough bass
walking bass

Synonyms and antonyms of figured bass in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «figured bass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGURED BASS

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The translations of figured bass from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «figured bass» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

数字低音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo cifrado
570 millions of speakers

English

figured bass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लगा बास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باس شخصية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

баса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo cifrado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Figured খাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

basse chiffrée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Digambarkan bass
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bass
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

数字付き低音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역시나 베이스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Figured bass
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trầm figured
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாஸ் உருவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बास आकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Figürlü bas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

basso figurato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jenerałbasu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

баса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bas fasonate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπολόγισα μπάσο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

figured bas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

figured bass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

figured bass
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about figured bass

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QUOTES WITH «FIGURED BASS»

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Johann Sebastian Bach
Like all music, the figured bass should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGURED BASS»

Discover the use of figured bass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to figured bass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Figured bass accompaniment in France
These works certainly do not deserve such a fate, for they provide not only unique documentation of French harmonic theory as it evolved over the course of more than a century, but a wealth of important information regarding XVIIth- and ...
Robert Zappulla, 2000
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The Langloz Manuscript: Fugal Improvisation Through Figured Bass
The Langloz Manuscript, originating in the era and proximity of Bach's region of activity, and containing the largest extant collection of figured bass fugues, provides a window into this very process, and demonstrates more clearly than any ...
William Renwick, 2001
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Continuo playing according to Handel: his figured bass exercises
An edition with commentary of Handel's exercises for continuo playing which he wrote for the daughters of George II.
George Frideric Handel, David Ledbetter, 1990
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Harmony and Composition: Basics to Intermediate
LESSON 19 Figured Bass Figured bass is a method of indicating harmonies that dates back to the Renaissance era. Rather than using Roman numerals, harmonies are implied by numbers under a given bass line that indicate the intervals ...
Deborah Jamini, 2005
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A Student's Guide to Harmony and Counterpoint
Here we will learn about ✦ Figured bass – the system of symbols used by composers of this period to indicate chords ✦ Adding a single melody part above a given figured bass – an option in Edexcel AS and A2 Music exams ✦ Completing ...
Hugh Benham, 2006
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Thorough-bass Accompaniment According to Johann David Heinichen
Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729) was a distinguished composer, a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, and Cappellmeister at the court of August I in Dresden.
George J. Buelow, Johann David Heinichen, 1992
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Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist
FIGURED BASS NOTATION The second way to notate inverted chords is called figured bass. Figured bass consists of arabic numerals which indicate the intervals above the bass. The figured bass for a root position triad is 3, since there's a ...
Guy Capuzzo, Tom Dempsey, 2006
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The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass: As Practiced ...
Ph. Em. Bach himself lays stress on the importance oflearning 'Handsachen' (i.e. independent pieces, as opposed to anything played froma figured Bass) asa means ofcultivatinga good style inthe treatment of afiguredBass (cf. Versuch&c,Pt . 2 ...
F. T. Arnold, 2013
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Musical Representations, Subjects, and Objects: The ...
... performers, and theorists. We may consider, for instance, how to the community of figured-bass users the interval count of figured-bass notation would have expressed a natural relation between signifier and signified; that is, in their eyes ...
Jairo Moreno, 2004
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Theory Essentials
Figured—bass symbols can also be used to represent accidentals in chords. Any number that has a slash through it should be raised a half step from the key signature. In order to lower any note from the key signature, a flat (or a natural if the ...
Connie Mayfield, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGURED BASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term figured bass is used in the context of the following news items.
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Time Cycles
... lessons in counterpoint and harmony, analyzing and playing Bach and Mozart, learning to sight-sing and play figured bass on the keyboard. «Brooklyn Rail, Apr 15»
2
Naim Audio mu-so review
Where a figured bass part might be heard as dum-de dah de-dum, we heard mu-so's rendition more like dum-dum dum-dum. When music got ... «PC Advisor, Feb 15»
3
Carolling: a tradition that binds the generations
... that he was reading not from musical notes but from a figured bass. I resolved to turn when he nodded... but James nodded all the time when ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
4
Alright on the Night: at Glyndebourne with the OAE
"His conducting has inspired us a lot, particularly in my neck of the woods. I play the same figured bass as he does on the harpsichord, and he's ... «The Arts Desk, Aug 14»
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Can't play an instrument? You can still 'paint' music with HarmonyWiz
For you music theorists, Figured Bass gives you the type of chord and the position of the chord in key. It will tell you which chord it is, and which ... «Digital Trends, Jul 14»
6
Emergence explores the roots of the string quartet genre
“That's a pretty big defining factor, if we start to see stand-alone bass lines, rather than a line with a figured bass above it that's intended to be ... «Boston Globe, Jul 14»
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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Talks About Creating Music …
After an arrangement is created, the app provides harmonic analysis and displays a notation system known as Figured Bass. Enter the Expert ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 14»
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The Planner: 7 Days, 7 Things, April 13-19
... “Mozart Requiem Undead” strips the masterwork back to what Mozart himself composed on paper — the choral parts and figured bass — and ... «Austin American-Statesman, Apr 14»
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A Conversation With Maestro Leonard Slatkin
To me, Bach seems to have had an easier time, since with a decent portion of his music he just needed to put down a figured bass with a couple of lines over it. «Stay Thirsty Media, Apr 14»
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Cellist Elinor Frey performs as part of Ke-nékt concert series
... Luigi Dallapiccola, who composed the right hand piano lines based on a notation technique common in the baroque era called figured bass. «Oswegonian, Mar 14»

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