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fundamental bass

[ beys ]

noun

, Music.
  1. a bass consisting of the roots of the chords employed.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fundamental bass1

First recorded in 1745–55

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Example Sentences

The fundamental bass of a harmonic passage is an imaginary bass consisting of the roots of the chords.

This principle is competent to introduce wonderful order and logic into the doctrines of the fundamental bass.

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