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Definition of Basso profundo
1. Noun. A very deep bass voice.
Definition of Basso profundo
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of basso profondo) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Literary usage of Basso profundo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The True Method of Tone Production: A New and Complete Course of Voice Training by John Andrew Broekhoven (1908)
"A. The basso profundo, or lowest bass voice, produces its best tones in the chest
... In fact the basso profundo, and basso cantante, have many features in ..."
2. The Soul of John Brown by Stephen Graham (1920)
"There is generally a keynote which murmurs through the whole of the song, the
function of the basso-profundo who provides a river of harmony like life ..."
3. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1875)
"1 F " F to 2d D—2 " D to middle В •' E to 2d С " С to mid.lle A—3 great A to "
F •• F to '• D—4 10 Contra Base or basso profundo, from great D to amall B. ..."
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