'Basso' definitions:
Definition of 'basso'
(from WordNet)
noun
An adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: bass, basso]
noun
The lowest adult male singing voice [syn: bass, bass voice, basso]
Definition of 'Basso'
From: GCIDE
- Basso \Bas"so\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- Basso continuo. [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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'basso'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alto,
- aria singer,
- baritenor,
- baritone,
- bass,
- basso buffo,
- basso cantante,
- basso profundo,
- blues singer,
- canary,
- cantatrice,
- cantor,
- caroler,
- chanter,
- chantress,
- coloratura soprano,
- comic bass,
- contralto,
- countertenor,
- crooner,
- deep bass,
- diva,
- dramatic soprano,
- Heldentenor,
- heroic tenor,
- hymner,
- improvisator,
- lead singer,
- lieder singer,
- Meistersinger,
- melodist,
- mezzo-soprano,
- opera singer,
- prima donna,
- psalm singer,
- rock-and-roll singer,
- singer,
- singstress,
- songbird,
- songster,
- songstress,
- soprano,
- tenor,
- torch singer,
- vocalist,
- vocalizer,
- voice,
- warbler,
- yodeler