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Definition of Basso
1. Noun. An adult male singer with the lowest voice.
2. Noun. The lowest adult male singing voice.
Definition of Basso
1. n. The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.
Definition of Basso
1. Noun. (music) A bass singer, especially in opera. ¹
2. Noun. (music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Basso
1. a low-pitched singer [n -SOS or -SI]
Literary usage of Basso
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 Ground-bass, or, as it is more universally called, the basso ostinato ...
In some of the above examples the term "basso ostinato" might apply quite as ..."
2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1907)
"In 1616 Philips also published with Phalèse at Antwerp his ' Deliciae Sacrae
Binis et Ternis Vocibus, cum basso Continuo ad Organum,' dedicated to the ..."
3. The Opera Goers' Complete Guide: Comprising Two Hundred and Twenty-nine by Leo Leop Melitz, Richard Salinger (1913)
"... A basso PORTO Lyrical drama in three acts by Niccola Spinelli. Libretto founded
upon the work of Goffredo Cognetti by Eugene Checchi. ..."
4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"... statue, bas relief, or composition in alto or basso reliera; a new or original
impression or ornament to be placed oc any article of manufacture; ..."
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