cassa
Definition of the Italian term cassa in music:
- drum
- bass drum
- box, chest
- swell box (enclosure in an organ with pipes and shutters that can be opened or closed to regulate the volume)
Language
Italian
Singular
cassa
Plural
casse
Abbreviation
C.
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include cassa:
- cassa aperta – swell open
- cassa armonica – sound box, soundboard...
- cassa chiara – snare drum
- cassa rullante – snare drum...
- gran cassa – orchestral bass drum (large bass drum played with ...
- pedale per cassa – bass drum pedal
Musical examples
Music scores that include cassa:
- Geremia Saltelli: Sinfonia per Organo (ca. 1880) Page 2
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 1
- Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (1867) Page 1
- Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol (1887) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to cassa: