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Basso - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Basso : (noun)
1: an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: bass]
2: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: bass, bass
voice]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Basso : \Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.] (Mus.)
(a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.
(b) One who sings the lowest part.
(c) The double bass, or contrabasso.
Basso continuo. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part
written out continuously, while the other parts of the
harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass;
continued bass.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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