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The 11 pages that link to Ground bass, each with the reason it gives.

• OstinatoBroader topic: It is a melodic ostinato placed in the lowest voice.

• Theme and variationsRelated: A repeating bass can provide the stable foundation for variations.

• PassacagliaRelated: The passacaglia’s repeating foundation is often a ground bass.

• ChaconneRelated: A recurring bass line is one foundation on which a chaconne can build.

• Repetition in musicBroader topic: The bass repeats while upper voices develop changing material.

• Goldberg VariationsRelated: The aria’s bass progression provides the structural basis for the successive variations.

• Henry PurcellRelated: Purcell used repeating basses to give expressive unity to songs and theater music.

• Adagio in G minorRelated: A repeating bass foundation anchors the Adagio’s unfolding phrases.

• Pachelbel's CanonNarrower topic: The canon’s eight-note bass pattern anchors its changing violin lines.

• Partita for Violin No. 2Related: The Chaconne’s repeated harmonic foundation makes variation possible without an accompanying bass instrument.

• Passacaglia and Fugue in C minorRelated: Its repeated bass pattern provides the work’s structural foundation.