thoroughbass

low and deep sound Britannica Dictionary definition of BASS. music. 1. : low and deep sound : the lowest range of sounds used in music. [noncount]

Figured bass is musical notation in which numerals and symbols appear above or below (or next to) a bass note.

Figured Bass Symbols Figured bass indications include numbers and symbols. The numbers given under a bass pitch represent the intervals that should be played above the bass pitch. These intervals form the triads and seventh chords we use in music.

For music analysts today, figured bass is useful in two ways: for indicating chord inversions and. for representing intervals and melodic motion above a bass line.

: the lower half of the whole vocal or instrumental tonal range compare treble entry 1. c. : the lowest adult male singing voice. also : a person having this voice.

Bass frequencies are low and slow. They are slow enough that the human nervous system can pick up on them, even if the eardrum cannot. They are also large waves, which means they are loud.

In figured bass (as well as in harmonic analysis), the interval indicated by a given figure can be either a simple interval - ie, any interval up to an octave in size - or its compound equivalent. For example, the figured bass “3” can mean a 3rd, or a 10th or a 17th, etc. - the choice is up to the player.

basso continuo, also called continuo, thoroughbass, or figured bass, in music, a system of partially improvised accompaniment played on a bass line, usually on a keyboard instrument.

A seventh chord in root position would be 7/5/3 if completely figured. In practice this is abbreviated to just "7." A seventh chord in first inversion would be 6/5/3, and is abbreviated to 6/5. A seventh chord in second inversion would be 6/4/3, and is abbreviated to 4/3.

The figures represent a note in the chord a certain number of notes above the bass, in this case 4. It is shorthand, meaning that not all notes above the bass are shown.

A bass drum, guitar, or other musical instrument is one that produces a very deep sound. bass guitarist Dee Murray. Synonyms: deep, low, resonant, sonorous More Synonyms of bass.

The lower frequencies, it seems, strong-arm the brain into synchronizing. This helps explain why a bass-heavy sound might make people more inclined to move along: the lower frequencies, as the authors write, boost “selective neural locking to the beat.”