Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, a figured bass used for exercises in counterpoint, or in playing accompaniments at sight.
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[314] According to the first plan, Michael Angelo bargained with the Pope for twelve Apostles in the lunettes, and another part to be filled with ornament in the usual manner -- "dodici Apostoli nelle lunette, e 'l resto un certo partimento ripieno d' adornamenti come si usa."
Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts John Addington Symonds 1866
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