bass voice

collocation in English

meaningsofbassandvoice

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bass
adjective[before noun]
uk
/beɪs/us
/beɪs/
playing, singing, or producing the lowest range of ...
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voice
noun
uk
/vɔɪs/us
/vɔɪs/
the sounds that are made when people speak ...
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(Definition ofbassandvoicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbass voice

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John is represented initially by a solobassvoice.
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Lully's roles for thebassvoiceinclude both the basse-taille and the basse-contre.
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He has a wonderfulbassvoice.
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Nikitin's extraordinarily powerfulbassvoicecould resound without being outdone visually by an image of power.
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I am very glad indeed that we have that lucid,bassvoiceamongst us.
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Thebassvoicekeeps repeating the same two-bar line throughout the piece.
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Thebassvoicehas the lowest tessitura of all the voices.
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Thebassvoicehas to sing challenging coloraturas on the words and especially (be wrecked).
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The opening chorus has an unusual structure, which includes an arioso passage for thebassvoice.
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He was a very large man who earned his nickname thanks his deepbassvoice.
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This is supported by contrary motion in thebassvoice.
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The answer is repeated in the tenor andbassvoice, respectively, when they join.
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For example, abassvoicewas generally used for an authoritarian or powerfully masculine figure.
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Oboe and violin are equal partners to thebassvoicein a prayer for humility.
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Four years followed of training hisbassvoice.
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With his exceptionally lowbassvoicehe was offered a position in the opera.
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Secondly, however, it needs to have the ripely resonant lower range typically associated with thebassvoice.
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Thebassvoiceascends and therefore makes use of the ascending melodic minor scale (the raised sixth degree).
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The movement begins with a strong declaration in unharmonized octaves, pairing the low strings with thebassvoiceof the first choir.
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