figured bass

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/

Noun

figured bass (countable and uncountable, plural figured basses)

(music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
Synonym: thoroughbass

Translations

musical notation

Finnish: kenraalibasso (fi)
French: basse chiffrée (fr) f
German: Bezifferung f
Irish: dord figiúrtha m
Italian: basso cifrato m, basso numerato m
Portuguese: baixo cifrado m
Spanish: bajo cifrado m

See also

basso continuo

Further reading

figured bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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