basso fondamentale

Definition of the Italian term basso fondamentale in music:

  1. fundamental bass (term used by Jean-Philippe Rameau for a bassline consisting of an imagined row of chord root notes in a progression)
Language
Italian
Singular
basso fondamentale
Plural
bassi fondamentali

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to basso fondamentale:

  • basso – bass (the lowest male voice type with an approxima...