Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 6 compound words that contain basso. The most common are listed below. Open basso in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- basso continuoThe continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.
- basso profondoA singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.
- basso-relievoSynonym of bas-relief.
- basso cantanteA voice with an upper range that is more developed than that of the basso profundo.
- basso ostinatoSynonym of ground bass: A constantly repeated bassline or harmonic pattern in a piece.
- basso profundoAlternative spelling of basso profondo: A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.
- basso-rilievoSynonym of bas-relief.
- basso continuosplural of basso continuo: The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.
- basso profondosplural of basso profondo: A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.
- basso profundosplural of basso profundo: A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.
Compound words 6
- CampobassoProvince of Molise, Italy.
- bassoonsplural of bassoon: A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
- BassorahAlternative form of Basra: A port city in southeastern Iraq.
- cimbassoA cylindrical valved instrument in the low brass family, closely related to the trombone and normally pitched a fifth or an octave below the tenor and bass trombones.
- contrabassoThe largest kind of bass viol.
- bassocksplural of bassock: A hassock.