continuo

kənˈtɪnjuoʊ
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Translation of continuo into German

Noun

music

TECH.
bass line with harmonies in Baroque music
TECH.
Continuo Generalbass mBasso continuo
  • The harpsichordist played the continuo beautifully.Der Cembalist spielte den Continuo wunderschön.
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Expressions with continuo: examples in English and translations in German

Basso continuo
Generalbass
The basso continuo supports the melody with chords and bass notes.

Synonyms and analogies of continuo in English

Examples of continuo in a sentence

  • In the concert, the continuo was essential for the harmony.

Translations of "continuo" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasContinuonn.

It is scored for soprano, two flutes, and continuo.

Die Besetzung beläuft sich auf Sopranstimme, zwei Flöten und Continuo.

Ideal for the continuo is certainly a second harpsichord and a second viol.

Optimal für das Continuo ist sicher ein zweites Cembalo und eine zweite Gambe.

derGeneralbassnm.

Handel is believed to have composed seven sonatas for violin and continuo.

Es wird angenommen, dass Händel sieben Sonaten für Violine und Generalbass komponiert hat.

It is scored for the now usual instruments, pairs of oboes and French horns, strings and continuo.

Sie ist für die damals üblichen Instrumente - je zwei Oboen und Hörner sowie Streicher und Generalbass - geschrieben.

Basso continuon.

Furthermore, one of the great novelties of this volume is the addition of the continuo.

Dazu ist eine der großen Neuheiten dieses Bandes das Hinzufügen des Basso continuo.

The varied colours of the obbligato solo parts and the continuo provide a fitting context.

Die bunte Farbigkeit der obligaten Solostimmen sowie des Basso continuo bieten den passenden Rahmen.

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  • Continuobegleitungnf.

continuo: Examples and translations in context

He therefore completely revised it for solo violin, alto and continuo.

Der Satz wurde daher für Solo-Violine, Alt und Continuo völlig neu gestaltet.

The following three movements are all only accompanied by the continuo.

Die folgenden drei Sätze sind nur vom continuo begleitet.

Our smaller instruments are perfect for rehearsal and continuo.

Unsere kleineren Instrumente sind ideal für Probeaufführungen und Continuo geeignet.

The instruments begin with a ritornello, a trio with the continuo.

Die Instrumente beginnen mit einem Ritornell im Trio mit dem continuo.

Some arrangements include a continuo instrumental accompaniment.

Einige Bearbeitungen ergänzen eine instrumentale Begleitung durch continuo.

The dialogue recitatives are mostly secco recitatives, accompanied only by the continuo.

Die dialogischen Rezitative sind überwiegend secco-Rezitative, vom Continuo begleitet.

The careful phasing is set on a continuo quasi ostinato.

In sorgfältiger Phrasierung ist der Text zu einem continuo quasi ostinato gesetzt.

The first vocal movement is an arioso, accompanied only by the continuo.

Der erste gesungene Satz ist ein Arioso, das nur vom Continuo begleitet wird.

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