ground bass

English

Alternative forms

• groundbass

Noun

ground bass (countable and uncountable, plural ground basses)

1. (music) A constantly repeated bassline or harmonic pattern in a piece.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ground,‎ bass. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• basso ostinato

See also

• variations
• passacaglia
• chaconne