ground bass

But the chaconne, a series of variations over an unvarying ground bass, also does the job.

Some composers used the same melody throughout the piece, repeating it in the manner of a ground bass.

It is included in many classical music textbooks on account of its exemplary use of ground bass.

The strings were augmented by tinkling glass and a ground bass of conversation.

An important technique used in baroque music was the use of ground bass, a repeated bass line.

The final movement is a chaconne built on a ground bass that goes through a series of modulations.

He was especially skilled in writing upon a ground bass.

The next thing you know, they'll be expecting people to learn a simple ground bass," murmured David.

Among Risher's favorite forms for such works are the ground bass and chaconne.

In classical music this is known as a ground bass.