| He uses the lute or deeper sounding theorbo in a continuo role on other tracks. |
| Did such instruments as the lute, viol, or violoncello piccolo play a role as continuo instruments? |
| His generally lush and highly coloured realisations of the instrumental continuo add further dramatic weight. |
| In both the concertos and cantatas, the continuo consists of harpsichord, cello, and theorbo. |
| Curiously, Holloway uses both harpsichord and organ as basso continuo instruments. |
| Called also thorough bass and basso continuo, it arose in the early 17th cent. in Italy as a means of notating an accompaniment. |
