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bass1 / bās/ • n. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular: ∎ the lowest adult male singing voice. ∎ [as adj.] denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch: a bass clarinet a bass drum. ∎ inf. a bass guitar or double bass. ∎ the low-frequency output of a radio or audio system, corresponding to the bass in music. bass2 / bas/ • n. (pl. same or basses ) 1. the common European freshwater perch. 2. any of a number of fish similar to or related to this, in particular: ∎ a mainly marine fish found in temperate waters (family Percichthyidae or Moronidae). ∎ an American fish (genera Ambloplites and Micropterus) of the freshwater sunfish family. ∎ a sea bass. bass3 / bas/ • n. another term for bast.
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bass
bass Term denoting low or deep pitch. It is used of the lowest-pitched part of a composition, or the lowest-pitched member of a family of instruments. It applies to the deepest male singing voice. The bass line in a composition is the bottom note of a chord or the lowest line in polyphony.
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bass
bass.
1. Lowest male voice—see basso.
2. Lowest note or part in a chord.
3. Lowest regions of mus. pitch.
4. Lowest of a family of instr., as shown in entries below.
5. Colloquialism for (in sym. orchs.) the db., and (in military and brass bands) the bombardon.
1. Lowest male voice—see basso.
2. Lowest note or part in a chord.
3. Lowest regions of mus. pitch.
4. Lowest of a family of instr., as shown in entries below.
5. Colloquialism for (in sym. orchs.) the db., and (in military and brass bands) the bombardon.
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bass (in music)
bass (bās), in musical harmony, the part of lowest pitch. The term is used for the lowest-pitched male voice and for instruments of low pitch, such as bass clarinet, bass drum, bassoon (bass oboe), and bass trombone.
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bass3 deep-sounding; (mus.) of the lowest part. XV. orig. identical in form and still in pronunc. with BASE2; from XVI assim. in form to It. BASSO.
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