ground bass
noun
: a short bass passage continually repeated below constantly changing melody and harmony
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Something else, far below the hum of daily pique, resounds through this massive book—a ground bass of doom and dejection.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
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“Ground bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20bass. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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