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| baritone |
the range of the male voice that is between tenor and bass. [1/3 definitions] |
| bass1 |
the largest stringed instrument of the orchestra, having the lowest range of pitch and played with a bow; double bass. [1/5 definitions] |
| bassist |
one who sings bass. [2 definitions] |
| basso |
in music, one who sings bass. |
| bass viol |
see "double bass." |
| boogie-woogie |
strongly rhythmic piano jazz in which the melody is accompanied throughout by a repeated bass pattern that uses chiefly eighth notes. |
| buffo |
a comic role in an opera, usu. one for a bass singer. [1/2 definitions] |
| cello |
a large four-stringed instrument of the violin family with a pitch lower than that of the viola but higher than that of the double bass; violoncello. |
| coney |
any of various Atlantic fishes related to the sea bass and grouper. [1/2 definitions] |
| conga |
a long, upright bass drum played with the hands. [1/4 definitions] |
| continuo |
a continuous bass accompaniment on a keyboard instrument, used esp. in baroque music. |
| contrabass |
the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family; double bass; bass viol. [3/4 definitions] |
| double bass |
the largest instrument of the violin family and that which has the deepest tone. The double bass is often called simply "the bass." |
| drum kit |
a set of percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a drummer in a band, the basic set of which usu. includes a bass drum, a tom-tom, a snare drum, a high-hat, and a crash cymbal, also called a drum set. |
| F clef |
the bass clef. |
| figuration |
the use of musical embellishments or bass figuring. [1/3 definitions] |
| ground bass |
a repeated bass passage that provides a background for changing music in the upper registers. |
| grouper |
any of a variety of fishes of the sea bass family, found in tropical and subtropical oceans. |
| middle C |
in music, the note on the first ledger line below the treble staff or above the bass staff. [1/2 definitions] |
| passacaglia |
a musical form based on this dance, featuring continuous variations played over a ground bass. [1/3 definitions] |
| pedal point |
a single continuous musical tone, usu. in the bass, that is sustained while the other parts progress through harmonic changes. |
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