Unterbass

Definition of the German term Unterbass in music:

  1. double bass (string instrument)
  2. organ flute stop of 32' or 16' pitch, sounding an octave lower than the standard Bourdon (usually played with the pedals, equivalent to "Contra Bourdon" or "Sub Bass" in English, "Soubasse" in French, and "Subbasso" in Italian)
Language
German
Singular
Unterbass
Plural
Unterbässe
Variants
UnterbaßUnter-BassUnter-Baß
Synonyms

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