basso
Low opera voice
Basso is a bass singer, particularly one with a deep, rich voice suited to opera.
The Italian term appears in musical contexts where it sounds more refined than plain bass: The basso's voice resonated through the concert hall.
Basso profundo (or profondo) denotes the lowest male vocal range.
Operatic solo piece
- librettoOpera's written words
- VerdiItalian opera composer
- PucciniItalian operatic composer
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
Wagner · bel canto · recitative · overture · score · maestro · diva · stage
Sound's distinctive character
vibrato · reverberate · booming · thunderous · rumble · harmonic · acoustic · frequency
Mid-range male voice
- contraltoLowest female vocal range
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- mezzo-sopranoMedium female singing voice
alto · countertenor · falsetto · coloratura · vocalist · soloist · cantor · choir
Plucked-string keyboard instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- realizationGrasping what's true
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
Handel · Bach · ostinato · improvisation · keyboard · lute · viol
aria
Operatic solo piece
Mozart · Wagner · bel canto · recitative · overture · score · maestro · diva · stage · costume
timbre
Sound's distinctive character
depth · vibrato · reverberate · booming · thunderous · rumble · harmonic · acoustic · frequency · vibration
baritone
Mid-range male voice
mezzo-soprano · alto · countertenor · falsetto · coloratura · vocalist · soloist · cantor · choir · chorus
harpsichord
Plucked-string keyboard instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- realizationGrasping what's true
accompaniment · Handel · Bach · ostinato · improvisation · keyboard · lute · viol
bassosoprano
Highest female voice range
treble · boy soprano · alto · mezzo-soprano · countertenor
- home baseCentral point of operations
- first baseDiamond's rightfield corner bag
- second baseMiddle infield bag
- off baseInaccurate or mistaken
- third baseInfield position near home
- touch baseCommunicate briefly to update
base, bass, basses, contrabass, bassos