| 1. | It could be the Russian Impressionistic equivalent of a Baroque ground bass.
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| 2. | So did " Air on a Ground Bass " ( 1929 ).
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| 3. | The ritornello theme has virtually become a free " ground bass " throughout.
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| 4. | Among Risher's favorite forms for such works are the ground bass and chaconne.
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| 5. | One of his specialties was giving his heroines " ground bass laments ".
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| 6. | He was especially skilled in writing upon a ground bass.
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| 7. | All the while, the mesmerizing ground bass continues.
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| 8. | The ground bass specifically is a melodic line or harmonic pattern repeated in the bass voice.
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| 9. | The sixth variation is a waltz, and the seventh uses the theme as a ground bass.
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| 10. | Tippett wanted to avoid the " Purcellian ground bass, which would make the finale a form of passacaglia.
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