What is the term for a small ensemble that furnishes a foundation for the melody or melodies of a composition,
requires at least two instrumentalists, and occurs almost exclusively in Baroque music?
a. figured bass
b. basso ostinato
c. basso continuo
d. canon
e. counterpoint
ANSWER: c
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