A bass line with the intended harmonies indicated by figures rather than written out as chords, typical of continuo parts in baroque music.
〔乐〕（通常指巴罗克风格流行时期音乐中的）数字低音
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Schenkerian graphs also typically contain analytical markings such as Roman numerals for the harmony, scale-degree numbers and occasionally figured bass and analysis brackets.
So actually, beyond Bach, what was the ground bass, or the figured bass, actually evolves, and takes on new forms in later forms of composition.
The Sabilla Novello volume mentioned earlier gives a pretty comprehensive grounding in figured bass.
Dr Sawkins added a figured bass line. He made 1,139 corrections and additions to the notation necessary to make the music playable;
Otherwise, composing instruction in the mid-19th century seems to have stuck stubbornly to a mixture of figured bass and so-called strict counterpoint.
Definition of figured bass in US English:
figured bass
nounˈfiɡyərd bāsˈfɪɡjərd beɪs
Music
A bass line with the intended harmonies indicated by figures rather than written out as chords, typical of continuo parts in baroque music.
〔乐〕（通常指巴罗克风格流行时期音乐中的）数字低音
Example sentencesExamples
Schenkerian graphs also typically contain analytical markings such as Roman numerals for the harmony, scale-degree numbers and occasionally figured bass and analysis brackets.
So actually, beyond Bach, what was the ground bass, or the figured bass, actually evolves, and takes on new forms in later forms of composition.
Otherwise, composing instruction in the mid-19th century seems to have stuck stubbornly to a mixture of figured bass and so-called strict counterpoint.
Dr Sawkins added a figured bass line. He made 1,139 corrections and additions to the notation necessary to make the music playable;
The Sabilla Novello volume mentioned earlier gives a pretty comprehensive grounding in figured bass.