basso
Definition of the Italian term basso in music:
- bass (the lowest male voice type with an approximate range of E2 to C4)
- bass (the lowest member of an instrument family, though some traditions further distinguish between lower-pitched members such as great bass, contrabass, and sub-contrabass)
- bass (the lowest part in four-part harmony)
- bass guitar (string instrument)
- double bass (string instrument)
- bass (the lower part of the frequency spectrum)
- low
- soft (about a sound)
- short (about a person)
- shallow
Language
Italian
Singular
basso
Plural
bassi
Abbreviation
B.
Alt. abbreviations
Bso.Bsi. (plural)
Synonym
(5) contrabbasso
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include basso:
Musical examples
Music scores that include basso:
- Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major (1716) Page 1
- Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (1868) Page 1
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) Page 1
- Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (1822) Page 1
- Haydn: The Creation (1796‑1798) Page 1
- Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (1677‑1688) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (1822‑1824) Page 1
- Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (1841) Page 1
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (1788) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to basso:
- altista – (obsolete meaning) alto singer (with an approximat...
- alto – viola (string instrument)...
- baritono – baritone (male voice type pitched between tenor an...
- contraltista – adult male singer able to sing in the alto range
- contralto – contralto (the lowest female voice type with an ap...
- controtenore – countertenor (the highest male voice type with an ...
- mezzo-tenore – baritone voice with the timbre of a tenor
- mezzosoprano – mezzo-soprano (female voice type pitched between s...
- soprano – soprano (the highest female voice type with an app...
- tenore – tenor (the highest standard male voice type with a...