Basso continuo parts, most common in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to … See more

In the 20th and 21st century, figured bass is also sometimes used by classical musicians as a shorthand way of indicating chords when a composer is sketching out ideas for a new piece or when a music student is analyzing the harmony of … See more

• Figured Bass Symbology Archived 2017-11-20 at the Wayback Machine by Robert Kelley
• Chords that the (major) scale degrees (in the bass) can imply Archived 2017-12-05 at the Wayback Machine by Robert Kelley See more

A part notated with figured bass consists of a bass line notated with notes on a musical staff plus added numbers and accidentals (or … See more

• Realization (figured bass)
• Unfigured bass See more

• Schick, Kyle (1 January 2012). "Improvisation: Performer as Co-composer" (PDF). Musical Offerings. 3 (1): 27–35. See more