bass is English
basso is Italian
A basso is a bass singer, especially in opera, or an instrumental part written for a bass instrument.
The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso., One who sings the lowest part., The double bass, or contrabasso.
A basso profundo is a singer with a powerful deep bass voice.
A basso profondo is a singer with a powerful deep bass voice.
Bass Basso Profundo
Basso continuo is the art of creating an accompaniment from a given bass part. Alberti bass is one form of accompaniment, namely an arpeggio figure that imitates a certain style of guitar plucking. Typically an Alberti bass on the chord of C would go c-g-e-g repeatedly.
Ground bass is the repeated melody in the bass that supports the melodies above it.
Bass. Sometimes a very low voice is referred to as "basso profundo," which is Italian for "deep bass."
bass or basso is the lower male voice.
It's still just called a bass in English, though for Opera there are different types for different types of roles. Basso Cantante - higher and more lyrical Hoher Bass - high, dramatic; can also be a baritone Jugendlicher Bass - wherein the role of a young man is sung by a bass of any age Basso Buffo - blustery, comic relief bad guys, also called a spielbass Basso Profundo (lyric or dramatic)- the deepest, lowest bass there is, lyric tends to be sweeter, dramatic is loud and powerful
Basso Continuo consists of a keyboard improvising/filling in harmonies, often a harpsichord or cembalo or organ and a bass instrument, usually cello, but could also be a bassoon.
the word bass comes from the Italian word 'basso', meaning low.-There are three English words spelled "bass." The one derived from the Italian basso is pronounced "base." The other two are native English words. Bass, the fish, comes from the Old English baers, and bass, the fiber, is a variant of bast.