thorough bass : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: thorough bass	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for thorough bass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thorough bass n a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played Synonym(s): figured bass, basso continuo, continuo, thorough bass
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thorough bass \Thor"ough bass`\ (Mus.) The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with {harmony}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.] 1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone. 2. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. [Written also {base}.] {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.