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• Figured bass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  An example is C. P. E. Bach 's Concerto in D minor for flute, strings and basso continuo. Examples of its use in the 19th century are rarer, but they do exist: masses by Anton ...

• What is basso continuo?

  What is basso continuo? Basso continuo (also "thoroughbass," "figured bass," "basse cifrée" (Fr.), "generalbass" (Ger.) or "continuo") is the practice of creating (called ...

• Why did I get harpsichord? (Appendix : What is Basso Continuo?)

  Now, I am playing harpsichord mainly in amateur string orchestra or orchestra. I think people playing harpsichord are not so many. I will write the reason why I started to play ...