Basso \Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.] (Mus.) (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso. (b) One who sings the lowest part. (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}.
{Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.
The musical numbers are for chorus and/or basso, and have all the charm and power of the finest Rossini.
What on earth was King Mark in such a tizzy about, you wondered as basso Martti Talvela loomed to the fore, all seven feet of him, singing sadly of his wounded heart.