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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRABASSO

contrabasso  [ˌkɒntrəˈbæsəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRABASSO

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Contrabasso is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CONTRABASSO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

contrabasso

Double bass

The double bass, or upright bass, also called the string bass, bass fiddle, bass violin, doghouse bass, contrabass, bass viol, stand-up bass, bull fiddle or simply bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument of the viol family in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2. The double bass is a standard member of the string section of the orchestra and smaller string ensembles in Western classical music. The double bass is played either with a bow or by plucking the strings. In orchestral repertoire and tango music, both arco and pizzicato are employed. In jazz, blues, and rockabilly, pizzicato is the norm. While classical music uses just the natural sound produced acoustically by the instrument, in jazz, blues, and related genres, the bass is typically amplified with a bass amplifier. The bass is used in a range of genres, such as jazz, 1950s-style blues and rock and roll, rockabilly/psychobilly, traditional country music, bluegrass, tango and many types of folk music. A person who plays the double bass is usually referred to as a bassist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRABASSO


also
ˈɔːlsəʊ
Arezzo
əˈrɛtsəʊ
Aso
ˈɑːsəʊ
basso
ˈbæsəʊ
bassos
ˈbæsəʊ
Bobo-Dioulasso
ˈbəʊbəʊdjuːˈlæsəʊ
Burkina-Faso
bɜːˈkiːnəˈfæsəʊ
contrabbasso
ˌkɒntrəˈbæsəʊ
CORSO
ˈkɔːsəʊ
espresso
ɛˈsprɛsəʊ
exo
ˈɛksəʊ
mezzo
ˈmɛtsəʊ
palazzo
pəˈlætsəʊ
peso
ˈpeɪsəʊ
Picasso
pɪˈkæsəʊ
sargasso
sɑːˈɡæsəʊ
sew
səʊ
so
səʊ
Tissot
ˈtɪsəʊ
verso
ˈvɜːsəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRABASSO

contraband
contraband of war
contrabandism
contrabandist
contrabass
contrabassi
contrabassist
contrabassoon
contrabassoonist
contrabbassi
contrabbasso
contraception
contraceptive
contraclockwise
contract
contract bridge
contract killer
contract killing
contract law
contract of employment

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRABASSO

Brisso
concerto grosso
cusso
gesso
kousso
lasso
lollo rosso
Mato Grosso
Matto Grosso
meno mosso
mosso
Tasso

Synonyms and antonyms of contrabasso in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «contrabasso» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRABASSO

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The translations of contrabasso from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contrabasso» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

contrabasso
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrabasso
570 millions of speakers

English

contrabasso
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

contrabasso
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

contrabasso
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрабас
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contrabasso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

contrabasso
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrabasso
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Contrabasso
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

contrabasso
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

contrabasso
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

contrabasso
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contrabasso
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

contrabasso
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

contrabasso
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉन्ट्रासोसो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

contrabasso
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrabbasso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

contrabasso
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрабас
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contrabasso
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοντραμπάσσο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

contrabasso
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

contrabasso
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

contrabasso
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contrabasso

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRABASSO»

The term «contrabasso» is normally little used and occupies the 126.507 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRABASSO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contrabasso

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRABASSO»

Discover the use of contrabasso in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contrabasso and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Baroque Double Bass Violone
It would be an error to interpret every contrabasso of this period a priori as a double bass, however. Voice parts of this period were also occasionally designated as contrabasso (comparable to contralto). Ferrara was well-known for its ...
Alfred Planyavsky, James Barket, 1998
2
Composers at Work: The Craft of Musical Composition 1450-1600
... di poi il tenore, et dopo esso tenore il contrabasso. Et questo avenne, perche mancomo del l'or- dine, et cognitione di quello, che si richiede nel far del contralto, et pero facevano assai inconvenienti nelle loro compositioni, perche bisognava ...
Jessie Ann Owens, 1998
3
Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo
68 Pastori: 'Chine consola' 'Fu sonato questo Ritornello di dentro da cinque Viole da hraccio, un contrabasso, duoi Clavicembani & tre chitarroni' 'Un organo di legno & un Chit[arrone]' 'Un Clavic[embalo] Chitar- [rone] & Viola da bracio' 'Un ...
John Whenham, 1986
4
The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution, ...
Viola Sr di Benedetto 1.50 1.80 2° Choro Sr Simone Contrabasso 2 Sr Petrignani 1.50 Sr Teodosio Contrabasso 2 Sr Sop.o del Giesu 1.50 Sr Carlo Mannelli 1.50 Sr dei [illegible] 1.50 Sr di Felice 1.50 per due servitij Sr Niccolo 1.50 Sr Checco ...
Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair, Neal Zaslaw Professor of Music Cornell University, 2005
5
Mozart's Piano Concertos: Text, Context, Interpretation
In short, the evidence of these manuscripts is without exception consistent: while Basso is a generic term, without prescriptive implications for scoring, Violone and its synonym Contrabasso, as well as Violontello, identify specific string bass ...
Neal Zaslaw, 1996
6
The Scoring of Baroque Concertos
Banchieri, writing in Bologna in 1609, names just two sizes, the 'violone da gamba', tuned GG/C/F/ A/d/g, and the 'violone in contrabasso', tuned DD/GG/C/E/ A/d. At that time the bass member of the violin family was known as the 'basso di viola ...
C. R. F. Maunder, 2004
7
The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor
clarino (i) See piccolo trumpet clarone contrabasso in la (i) Sounds an octave + a minor tenth lower See contrabass clarinet in A Sounds a minor tenth contrabasso insi (i) Sounds an octave contrabass clarinet in E Sounds an octave + a major ...
Gustav Meier, 2009
8
Six symphonies: Part 1
"Basso" is an inclusive term indicating the participation of violone (contrabasso), violoncello, and possibly bassoon on ... in these symphonies, especially F3, g2, dl, and A2, suggests that they were meant to include the violone (contrabasso).
Johann Baptist Vanhal, Paul Bryan, 1985
9
Divining the Oracle: Monteverdi's Seconda Prattica
The contrabasso appears, in addition to an unspecified strumento da corpo, in only two madrigals, both in the eighth book, and both for large choir: “Altri canti d' Amor” and “Vago augelletto.” In the former it is part of an ensemble of viole ...
Massimo Ossi, 2003
10
The Monthly Musical Record
Viola, 'Cello and Contrabasso... a 6 "THE LOVER'S WELL " (Le PuiLs cl'Amour). 8028b Pianol'orte Solo ... ... | —85136 Pianoforte Duet r — FLOTOW'S Overture “ Martha.” 7on4 Pianoi'orte Solo ... 1 — ,, 6 Pianoforte Duet x _ The following ...

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRABASSO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contrabasso is used in the context of the following news items.
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Le Salon de Musique: La marche dans le désert
... Carrus (pianoforte), Massimo Tore (contrabasso), Roberto Migoni (batteria). A far calare il sipario sull'edizione 2015 di Le Salon de Musique ... «Casteddu on Line, Apr 15»
2
| Madama Butterfly
... Vincenzo Presta (sax), Giuseppe Venezia (contrabasso) e Saverio Petruzzellis (batteria). Appuntamento sabato alle 20 al teatro Comunale di ... «Corriere del Mezzogiorno, Mar 15»
3
Gila Ridge High School 2014 graduation list
... Ana Cibrian, Justin Clark, Olivia Clark, Anissa Collins, Jacob Contrabasso, Steven Contreras, Carlos Coronado Jr., Crystal Cota, William Cox ... «Yuma Sun, Jul 14»
4
Bountiful baskets: For some, Easter surprises contain a lot more than …
Jacob Contrabasso, 7, of Galloway Township, can expect more than just chocolate and other candy in his Easter basket this year. «Press of Atlantic City, Apr 14»
5
Shop(ping) Talk
The violin and violoncello might flank and if there was a contrabasso, the more the merrier. There were violas of varying sizes to fill out the ... «Huffington Post, Jun 13»
6
Prova d'orchestra suite
NINO ROTA Galop Finale dal Divertimento per Contrabasso e Orchestra - Duration: 4:45. by musicsman09 6,567 views. 4:45. Play next; Play ... «YouTube, May 11»
7
The Next Page / An Upright City: Pittsburgh and the jazz bass
... drummers and upright bassists -- that is, those who play the "big wood," the double bass, the bass fiddle, the bass viol, the contrabasso or the ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec 10»
8
The Phantom Band meet Goblin and Zombie Zombie
In 1972 the band changed and was formed by me, Walter Martino and Massimo Giorgi (now he's a famous Contrabasso concertist) and we ... «Drowned In Sound, Oct 10»
9
Capodanno a Siena, cinque giovani musicisti di talento per ''Sì è …
NARAYANA MINOZZI Diplomato in chitarra classica e contrabasso, forma il primo gruppo all'età di undici anni. Compositore, musicista ... «SienaFree.it, Dec 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Contrabasso [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contrabasso>. Apr 2024 ».
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