Bass saxophone
a large saxophone of low range, usually supported on a stand while being played.
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- Bass staff
a staff marked with a b-ss clef. historical examples the f below the b-ss staff had ten frets, g eleven, and each of the highest six strings twelve frets. a popular history of the art of music w. s. b. mathews small a (written a), is represented by the fifth line of the b-ss staff. […]
- Bass strait
a strait between australia and tasmania. 80–150 miles (130–240 km) wide. historical examples baudin was very critical about an english chart of b-ss strait, published in 1800. the life of captain matthew flinders ernest scott with these operations closed our work in b-ss strait, for the present. discoveries in australia, volume 1. j lort stokes […]
- Bass viol
viola da gamba. double b-ss. historical examples he wanted to live in a city and teach school, play his b-ss viol, and belong to musical or singing clubs. the child’s book of american biography mary stoyell stimpson the artist is seen in the foreground playing a viol: t-tian a b-ss viol. the story of paris […]
- Basswood
any tree of the genus tilia, especially t. americana, the american linden, having drooping branches and large, toothed, ovate leaves. the wood of a linden. historical examples these are known in this country as b-sswood or white-wood; in europe they are called lime trees. woodcraft alan douglas fruit of b-sswood as a sailboat, and a […]
- Bass-heavy
adjective in music, having a prominent b-ss sound or frequencies examples these earphones may be too b-ss-heavy for audio purists. word origin 1939