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The basso continuo was important to the Baroque era because it accompanied the melody line while filling in the harmony.
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It accompanied the melody line while filling in the harmony
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∙ 12y agoIt was important in terms of developing harmonic techniques
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∙ 12y agoIn the...? As a guess, I'd say it's because it provides the bass for any chord, and even if that's all that's provided, it makes improvisation easy...
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It accompanied the melody line while filling in the harmony.
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When was the basso continuo common?
In the Baroque era (1600–1750)
One or more instruments that accompanied a main melodic line in the Baroque era was known as?
Basso continuo
What is basco continuo?
Basso continuo is a type of musical notation. It was very prevalent in the Baroque era which lasted from 1600-1750. Basso continuo is when chords, intervals, and non-chord tones are written above or below the bass line in a piece of music.
One or more instruments that accompanied a main melodic line in the Baroque era?
The most typical Baroque accompaniment for a solo melodic instrument or voice is called 'basso continuo'. The chords would be played on a harpsichord or organ, and the bass line would be reinforced by a cello or a similar instrument of the period.
What were the two instruments played the basso continuo part?
The basso continuo is the "underpinning" of a piece. The cello would have played the lowest voice line. A harpsichord or another keyboard instrument would have added chord figures along with the bass line to support the other music being played along with it.
When was the basso continuo common?
In the Baroque era (1600–1750)
One or more instruments that accompanied a main melodic line in the Baroque era was known as?
Basso continuo
What is basco continuo?
Basso continuo is a type of musical notation. It was very prevalent in the Baroque era which lasted from 1600-1750. Basso continuo is when chords, intervals, and non-chord tones are written above or below the bass line in a piece of music.
One or more instruments that accompanied a main melodic line in the Baroque era?
The most typical Baroque accompaniment for a solo melodic instrument or voice is called 'basso continuo'. The chords would be played on a harpsichord or organ, and the bass line would be reinforced by a cello or a similar instrument of the period.
Was Carlo Gesualdo a baroque composer?
Carlo Gesualdo of Venosa (cca 1561 - 1613) was renaissance composer. (Baroque era started in cca 1600 when new composition technique came into practice - basso continuo was invented)
How is Basso ostinato associated to the Baroque period?
basso ostinato was created in the Baroque era. Also, every composer of the Baroque period has a basso ostinato piece. so there u go :p
What were the two instruments played the basso continuo part?
The basso continuo is the "underpinning" of a piece. The cello would have played the lowest voice line. A harpsichord or another keyboard instrument would have added chord figures along with the bass line to support the other music being played along with it.
What are 4 characteristics of baroque art?
Ornamentation (apex)
What word pair represents the two main concepts behind Baroque music?
A lot of it was written for the church or for god.There is a strict adherence to form.Also one of them can be Doctrine of affectionsI think you're looking for Basso continuo:The Doctrine of Affections
The number of musicians needed to perform a Baroque basso continuo is?
It is too simplistic to give a single answer to this question. The answer strongly depends on the time period. At the dawn of the continuo era (approximately 1600), the first continuo players were organists. The organ was the instrument expected to realize the continuo, which was at first designed to support the performance of sacred vocal music. Shortly afterwards, Giulio Caccini published his "Le nuove musiche", in which the theorbo (a kind of large lute) was clearly the intended continuo instrument for this collection of secular love songs. Indications in the score of one of the earliest operas (Claudio Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" in 1607) show a large and colourful continuo section, consisting of organs, harpsichords, theorbos and harps. Present research strongly suggests that no bass-line reinforcement (such as the cello or viola da gamba) was used in very early 17th-century music that was accompanied by continuo alone. In this time period, the continuo instruments were chord-playing instruments such as lute, guitar, harpsichord, organ and harp. Later in the 17th century, reinforcement of the bass line itself became desirable. This role was filled by both string and wind instruments: the cello, bass viol and violone; and the dulcian, bassoon and sackbut could serve this purpose. By the 18th century it was likely that a combination of a bass-line instrument and a chord-playing instrument was the usual norm, although it was still possible for a single keyboard instrument (harpsichord or organ) to serve satisfactorily. Earlier instruments like the dulcian and sackbut were unlikely to have been used by this point in time.
Before the baroque era the church was important sponsor of music during the baroque era this changed with rise of?
Secular Music
Before the Baroque era the church was an important sponsor of music During the Baroque era this changed with the rise of?
secular music.
