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Music theory

Rameau's notion of an implied bass line of chord roots that underlies the actual bass and explains how harmonies connect.

In music theory, fundamental bass refers to Rameau's notion of an implied bass line of chord roots that underlies the actual bass and explains how harmonies connect. This meaning comes from Rameau (1722) in Traité de l'harmonie reduite à ses principes naturels.[1]

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References

Rameau, J. (1722). Traité de l'harmonie reduite à ses principes naturels. De l'imprimerie de J.-B.-C. Ballard. Open Library record

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