gran cassa
Definition of the Italian term gran cassa in music:
- orchestral bass drum (large bass drum played with drumsticks)
- kick drum (bass drum that is played with a pedal as a part of a drum kit)
Language
Italian
Singular
gran cassa
Plural
gran casse
Variants
grancassacassa grande
Abbreviation
G.C.
Alt. abbreviations
Gr. C.Gr. Cs.Gr. CassaG. CassaGC
Synonyms
Musical examples
Music scores that include gran cassa:
- Alfredo Casella: Symphony No. 2 (1908‑10) Page 1
- Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) Page 2
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Franco Alfano: Suite romantica (1910) Page 1
- Franz Liszt: Totentanz (1847–53) Page 1
- Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 1
- Jean Sibelius: Finlandia (1900) Page 1
- Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (1890) Page 1
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Italian Capriccio (1880) Page 1
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet (1869) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to gran cassa: