Category:Basso

Bas"so, n. Etym: [It., fr. LL. bassus. See Base, a.] (Mus.)

(a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.

(b) One who sings the lowest part.

(c) The double bass, or contrabasso. Basso continuo (. Etym: [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.