figured bass

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/

Noun

figured bass (countable and uncountable, plural figured basses)

1. (music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.

   Synonym: thoroughbass

Translations

musical notation

• Finnish: kenraalibasso (fi)
• French: basse chiffrée (fr) f
• German: Bezifferung f
• Irish: dord figiúrtha m
• Italian: basso cifrato m, basso numerato m
• Portuguese: baixo cifrado m
• Spanish: bajo cifrado m

See also

• basso continuo

Further reading

• figured bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia