| Called also thorough bass and basso continuo, it arose in the early 17th cent. in Italy as a means of notating an accompaniment. |
| I am going to limit myself to the three concertos for four solo violins without basso continuo. |
| I was a trumpet in Army, and the basso profundo in the other two. |
| One can even miss the basso boom of the ocean's rumpus room and its rhythm. |
| The original corno basso was a brass instrument of narrow bore with the pistons set horizontally. |
| They are a kind of basso ostinato for the diplomats who gather and gab. |
