Music GCSE
Continuo
What Continuo means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Continuo
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
In Baroque scores it labels the basso continuo line, a bass part with figures played by a chordal instrument such as harpsichord or organ, often with a bass instrument.
Topics that use Continuo
- Component 3: Appraising - Musical language (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
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- Major and minor triads
- Roman numeral chord labelling
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Using Continuo in the exam
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