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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1ask'ische Trom'mel (G.). A tambourine.
3Bass. (G., Bass; F., Basse; I., Bas'so.)
4(1) The lowest note of a chord; the lowest part in any composition.
5(2) The lowest male voice; average compass—
6(3) The lowest of a family of instruments; as Bass trombone, Bass clarinet.
7(4) The Double-bass, 'Cello (or both).
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10Bass Clarinet. A clarinet an octave lower than the ordinary clarinet.
11Notable instances of its use are by Meyerbeer in The Huguenots, and Wagner in Tristan, &c.
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14Bass Clau'sel (G.). The bass proceeding a fifth downwards or a fourth upwards.
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17Bass Drum. (See Drum.)
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20Bass Flute. An 8 ft. pedal stop of the flute family.
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23Bass Horn (Cornobasso). (1) The precursor of the ophicleide. Compass from—
24(2) The French horn in low Bb or A. (See Horn.)
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27Bass Lute. (See Theorbo.)
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30Bass Trumpet. An old instrument now superseded by the trombone.
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33Bass Tuba. A kind of bombardon, with a full tone and extensive compass, much used by Wagner, notably in Die Walküre.
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36Bass Viol. (1) Old familiar name of the 'cello. (2) (See Viol).
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39Bass'sa (I.). Fem. of bas'so, "low."
40Otta'va bas'sa. An octave lower.
42ASSA'NI, Giovanni. Venetian composer, about 1600. Published 2 vols. of "Concerti Ecclesiastici," and some canzonette.
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45ASSA'NI (or BASSIA'NI), Giovanni B. Violinist; b. Padua about 1637; d. 1716. Maestro, Accademia della Morte, Ferrara, 1703. Teacher of Corelli.
46Works: 6 operas, motets, masses, violin sonatas, &c
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49ASSA'NI, Geronimo. 18th century. Contrapuntist and teacher. Pupil of Lotti.
50Works: 2 operas produced at Venice, Bertoldi (1718), Amor per forza (1721), masses, motets, &c.
52ass-bar. (G., Bal'ken; F., Barre d'harmonie.) A strip of wood in violins, &c., to support the pressure of the bridge and equalise the vibration.
54ass clef. The F clef on the 4th line. (See Clef.)
56asse (F.). Bass. The 'cello or other bass inst.
57Basse chantante. (1) The vocal bass. (2) A singing bass (a baritone).
58Basse chiffrée { A figured or continued bass.
59Basse contrainte. A ground bass. Basso ostinato.
60Basse contre. (1) A deep bass. (2) The double bass.
61Basse danse. A stately dance for two persons (15th and 16th centuries).
62Basse de cremorne. The bassoon or its precursors.
63Basse d'harmonie. The ophicleide.
64Basse de hautbois. The corno inglese, or bassoon.
65Basse de viole. The 'cello.
66Basse de violon. The double-bass.
67Basse double. Double-bass.
68Basse figurée. Figured bass.
69Basse fondamentale. The root or the generator of a chord.
70Basse obstinée. A ground bass (q.v.).
71Basse récitante. A reciting bass; same as, basse chantante.
72Basse taille. The baritone voice.
74Basses. The 'cellos and double-basses of an orchestra.
76Bas'set-horn. (G., Bassett'horn; F., Cor de Basset; I., Cor'no di basset'to.) An instrument of soft rich quality shaped like a clarinet, with a curved bell-shaped end.
77It is a transposing instrument, standing in F, i.e., all the notes sound a fifth lower than they appear on paper. Its compass is very extensive—real pitch. It is often confused with the Cor anglais, which is, however, a tenor oboe, while the basset-horn is a tenor clarinet.
78Mozart employed two basset-horns instead of clarinets in his Requiem; the opening of the Recordare is especially fine.
80Corni di Bassetto. Recordare, Mozart's Requiem.
82Basset'pommer (G.). A precursor of the bassoon.
83Bassett' (G.). An old name for the 'cello.
84Basset'to (I.). (1) A little bass. A viola. one of two readings
85(2) An organ reed-stop; 8ft. or 16ft. tone. one of two readings
87Basset'to (I.). (1) A little bass. A viola. (2) An organ reed-stop; 8ft. or 16ft. tone. one of two readings
88BASSE'VI. (See Cervetto.)
89Bass'flöte (G.). (See Bass flute.)
90Bass'geige (G.). Violoncello, or double-bass.
91Bas'si (I.). Plural of Basso.
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94BAS'SI, Luigi. Italian basso cantante; 1766-1825. Theatrical singer in Italy, Prague, and Vienna. Afterwards director of the Dresden opera. Mozart wrote the part of Don Giovanni for him.
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97BASSIRON, P. Contrapuntist, Netherlands, 15th century. Some of his masses were printed by Petrucci (Venice, 1508).
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100Bas'so (I.). Bass. (1) The bass part, or bass of the harmony. (2) A bass singer. (3) The double bass, or other bass inst.
101Bas'so bas'so. A very deep bass.
102Bas'so buff'fo. A comic bass.
103Bas'so cantan'te. Same as basse chantante, a voice between baritone and bass.
104Bas'so cifra'to. A figured bass.
105Bas'so concertan'te. The principal bass instrument, that which accompanies solos and recitatives.
106Bas'so conti'nuo. Continued, or figured bass.
107Bas'so figura'to. (1) A figured bass. (2) A bass with runs, &c.
108Bas'so fondamenta'le. The fundamental bass: root, or generator of a chord.
109Bas'so numera'to. Figured bass.
110Bas'so ostina'to. Ground bass.
111Bas'so profon'do. A deep heavy bass.
112Bas'so ripie'no. (See Ripieno.)
114Bas'so da ca'mera (I.). A small double-bass, often used for solo playing.
116Basson (F.). The bassoon.
117Basson Quinte (F.). A tenor bassoon (tenoroon) a 5th higher than the ordinary bassoon.
119Basson Russe (F.). A variety of the bass horn. Compass
121Bassoon. (G., Fagott'; F., Basson; I., Fagot'to.) The natural bass of the oboe, and the orchestral bass of the wood-wind family. It has a double reed, and gives the complete series of partials. (See Acoustics.) Its effective
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