10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASSO PROFUNDO»
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basso profundo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
basso profundo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mattia Battistini: King of Baritones and Baritone of Kings
But to make up for it he can mount to the loftier regions of a genuine baritone with
the smoothness inseparable from a fault— less scale. . . .33 Obviously,
Chaliapin's voice was not of the basso profundo variety, and yet that is how it is
often ...
And yet he could not deny the accuracy of the basso profundo. He remembered.
How was it that he had not noticed his actual feelings then and now could recall
how strong they had been? Scorn was what he felt for the principal, Al Hutchings,
...
John Giles Milhaven, 1989
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Air Raid Nights and Radio Days
Pop farmed some land near Rushville and drove to Indianapolis for choir practice
Friday night and for Sunday church. Whoever thought up “basso profundo” had
Pop Raymond in mind, with his profoundly deep bass voice. I figured he could ...
The voice of Benedetti was described as a true basso profundo, or true bass, and
the rarest to be found among male singers. They have a darker and heavier tone.
“Since the days of Remorini,” writes The Musical World in 1848, “the opera ...
Cerita Stanley-Little, 2009
She learned dancing as a child and dreamed of becoming a concert mezzo
soprano ("Now I'm a basso profundo'"). At 14 she left school to join a song-and-
dance troupe touring England and the Continent. In 1924 she met Bricktop, the ...
... formsina Salvador Dalí painting. These had stood out against the flat intensity
of Basso Profundo.
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Oh, Give Me a Home: Western Contemplations
Umberto, clad in pseudo- Venetian garb— black and white striped T-shirt, black
pants and shoes, straw boater with a red band, red sash and red handkerchief—
was my guide. A basso profundo with a penchant for whispering sweet nothings ...
By nature, I was actually a true basso profundo — but a profundo stuck in "
second gear." It was only after I began to study the development of the first-voice
and its modifications that I was able to add a solid half octave to my low voice. But
let's ...
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From Bonbon to Cha-cha: Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words ...
... as cello or lute; a figured bass, a thorough bass. basso profundo (basso pre'
fiindeo/ noun phrase (occasionally profondo /pra'fondao/) plural bassi profundi /,
basi pra'fAndi], bassos profundos M19 Italian (BAsso + profanao, literally, 'deep').
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music
Basso profundo : The most serious bass voice. Bassoon : The bassoon is a
double-reed instrument made of wood. Its relative, the contrabassoon, heard
here, is the lowest pitched and weightiest sounding woodwind instrument.
Bassoon ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASSO PROFUNDO»
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basso profundo is used in the context of the following news items.
Mat Johnson writes about race in the United States
When he needs to prove his African-American bona fides, Warren's voice deepens — his inner basso profundo strides onto the stage. «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
No bluffing: How Bruce Bochy became baseball's best manager
The night before, Giants rookie Chris Heston had pitched a no-hitter against the Mets, but in a basso profundo that cut through the flight patterns ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
Voice Lessons
... time but hopes that they stop to reconsider their assumptions about who we all are, basso profundo or soprano or somewhere in between. «SF Weekly, Jun 15»
Clementa Pinckney's Political Ministry: "Righteous Indignation in the …
And it was only when he was able to do that, he said, 'I believe—my Lord and my God,'” Pinckney said in his resonant basso profundo. «The New Republic, Jun 15»
Roll Over Rachmaninoff, 'Preludes' Has Your Hypnotizing Number …
There are also semi-comic interludes with Sergei and Natalya's friend the legendary actor and basso profundo Feodor Chaliapin, played and ... «Deadline, Jun 15»
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Glyndebourne
... seal on a voice which the minute he's opened his mouth from behind the palace windows we note with satisfaction is a true basso profundo. «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
Christopher Lee: Geriatric Heavy Metal God
Before giving in to total metal madness, Lee lent his beautiful basso profundo to a number of films. Lee also released an opera album, ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
Gorillas in Rwanda: the world's greatest conservation success?
“OK, a silverback is coming,” he said, and for its benefit made a reassuring vocalisation, a basso profundo “mmmmm, mmmm” (a really smooth ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
'Hatred': Gaming's 'Springtime For Hitler'
... casting for a Columbine-era B-movie horror film, with filthy, lanky black hair, a leather trench coat, and a subterranean basso profundo growl. «The Federalist, Jun 15»
If Laibach Is Fascist, Hitler Was a Painter
... whole new and darker shading when illustrated with arrows, field stags, marching and the basso profundo Fras intoning the very same words ... «OZY, Jun 15»
