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Definition of Bass part

1. Noun. The lowest part in polyphonic music.

Literary usage of Bass part

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Larger Forms of Musical Composition by Percy Goetschius (1915)
"The bass-part, throughout, conforms to that of the Theme. *3) Note the change in the ... The bass-part corresponds to its progressions in the Theme. ..."

2. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"The bass part; the contra-bass; an 8-foot organ stop. Basso, buffo (It.) (Aï-r-sS ... A bass part only intended to be played in the full or tutti passages. ..."

3. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"The bass part in general, instrumental or vocal. Basse Chantante. bass. (Fre. ... The bass part. Basso Buffo. (Ita.) The first bass singer in a comic opera. ..."

4. A Dictionary, Hindustani & English: Accompanied by a Reversed Dictionary by Duncan Forbes (1866)
"... left (not right) ; m. the bass part in music, the bass sound (particularly of the tabla, .... bass part ..."

5. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"The bass part. See also bass. basso concertante (bäs'-sö ... It. An instrumental bass part running throughout the composition and ac- basson russe companied ..."

6. Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Music by William Smythe Babcock Mathews, Emil Liebling (1896)
"Bass, continued. Buss continued through the whole piece ; the figured bass. Basse (bass), Fr. The bass part. ..."

7. Organ Registration: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Distinctive Quality of by Everett Ellsworth Truette (1919)
"It can well be omitted in many of the piano phrases (for variety), and occasionally in a few forte phrases where the bass part of the chorus runs in the ..."

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