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Basso

noun

(pl. bassos, bassi)

An adult male singer with the lowest voice. Synonym: bass.

The lowest adult male singing voice. Synonyms: bass, bass voice.

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... verra la primavera Fiorann' le mandoline, Vienn' di basso le Trentine Coi 'taliani ...

— Twilight in Italy • D.H. Lawrence

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... sopranos since her time. In striking contrast with it comes the majestic aria for Sarastro in the next scene ("In diesen heil'gen Hallen"), familiarly known on the concert-stage by its English title, "In these sacred Halls," the successful performance of which may well be the height of any basso's ambition. In the twelfth scene there is a terzetto by the three boys ("Seid uns zum zweitenmal"), and in the next scene a long and florid aria for Pamina ("Ach! ich fuehl's es ist verschwunden"), full of plaintive chords and very sombre in color. The sixteenth scene contains another ...

— The Standard Operas (12th edition) • George P. Upton

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Words linked to "Basso" : singer, vocalist, singing voice, vocaliser, vocalizer, bass