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Continuo
Continuo may refer to: *Basso continuo Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing th ..., a textural feature of Baroque music; also the group of instruments that plays the basso continuo part * ''Continuo'' (album), a 2006 album by Avishai Cohen * ''Continuo'' (game), an abstract strategy game {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basso Continuo
Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing the continuo part are called the ''continuo group''. Forces The composition of the continuo group is often left to the discretion of the performers (or, for a large performance, the conductor), and practice varied enormously within the Baroque period. At least one instrument capable of playing chords must be included, such as a harpsichord, organ, lute, theorbo, guitar, regal, or harp. In addition, any number of instruments that play in the bass register may be included, such as cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continuo (album)
''Continuo'' is a studio album by jazz double bass, bassist Avishai Cohen (bassist), Avishai Cohen, released in May 2006. Track listing Personnel * Avishai Cohen (bassist), Avishai Cohen – bass, electric bass, acoustic bass, handclapping, arrangement * Sam Barsh – piano, keyboards, handclapping * Mark Guiliana – percussion, drums, handclapping * Amos Hoffman – oud, handclapping * Ray Jefford – production * Daniel Kedem – photography References External links Avishai Cohen's website {{Authority control 2006 albums Avishai Cohen (bassist) albums Sunnyside Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
