11. The rest of the orchestra is introduced over the subsequent repetitions of the ground bass , accumulating layers of harmony. 12. This tetrachord, treated as a very short ground bass , is repeated again and again over the length of the composition. 13. The finale is a magnificent theme and variations on a ground bass , five measures in length, derived from the principal theme. 14. :Agree with SemanticMantis, and also you may find Ground bass and talk ) 14 : 54, 27 April 2016 ( UTC) 15. Angwin mutters in a far from inaudible ground bass , while piping an insincere obbligato, " Consider me at your disposal ." 16. His favorite device is the chaconne, or ground bass , in which a simple string of notes recurs obsessively in the lower register. 17. Set in the key of A minor, the strings introduce a ground bass theme, with following variations . ( A passacaglia ). 18. It is included in many classical music textbooks on account of its exemplary use of the passus duriusculus in the ground bass . 19. A ground bass is a type of ostinato, which is a melodic figure repeated over and over again in the same voice. 20. Ground bass of Pachelbel's Canon made of two bars and eight notes being the ground of the eight chords of the canon.
