It is a very magnificent edifice, adorned on all sides with trophies and battles in basso relievo.
The original corno bassowas a brass instrument of narrow bore with the pistons set horizontally.
The basso was explaining the manner in which Malibran gave the air they were practicing.
Lablache devoted a year to the serious study of singing, and to emancipating himself from the Neapolitan patois which up to this time had clung to him, after which he became primo basso at the Palermitan opera.
Tamburini, finding himself utterly unable to make his ordinary basso cantante tones heard amid this Saturnalian din, determined to sing his music in the falsetto, and so he commenced in the voice of a soprano sfogato.
Spinelli's opera "A Basso Porto" presented by the Castle Square Opera Company in New York City.
American début of the Russian basso Chaliapin in "Mefistofele" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.
The biggest basso I ever heard was just five feet high and weighed one hundred twenty in his stockings; Brignoli, the tenor, weighed two hundred forty.
But,' cried the delighted captain, 'you address me in the tones of a basso profundo!
By this time the German portion of the audience had, by one or other of the senses, dimly divined that the opera was a shadow of something concealed--thanks to the buffo-basso Lebruno.
For some minutes Porter and I stood at the back of the hall, as did many others, in order not to interrupt a duet between basso and soprano, most creditable to two young people, who retired with many bows and much approval from the audience.
He shook hands effusively and ran across Broadway, where he greeted the great basso buffo of the Metropolitan, and I was left to rejoice by myself, as I went into a shop to buy a new typewriter ribbon.
And as a finale, he would add in a basso profundo: "Only twenty pesetas!
The shafts of the columns are covered with hieroglyphics and figures, which are in basso relievo, as are all the figures in the front and lateral walls.
The inner apartments are much the same as the portico, all covered with figures inbasso relievo.
Chiamata alla Caccia"[55] in C major for four horns on a basso continuo.
I satisfy myself with merely enumerating them: The 6 Concerti grossi con due violini e violoncello di concertino obligati e due altri violini viola e basso di concerto grosso, op.
The Roof of it is supported by Columns of the Corinthian Order, adorned with Basso Relievos of Marble.
Tis certain, that the Capitol contains a considerable Treasure in ancient and modern Statues, in Basso Relievos, and in all Sorts of Fragments of Antiquity.
The statue to be supported by a marble pedestal, on which are to be represented, in basso relievo, the following principal events of the war, in which General Washington commanded in person, viz.
It should be stated that movements in binary form are rare among the sonatas, frequent among the Basso continuo pieces,--another reason for considering the latter suites.
At the commencement is merely marked Basso continuo.
These sonatas of Becker a 3, 4 or 5, with basso continuo, are unfortunately only printed in parts.
The basso is too ugly for anything; our Star once made the witty remark: 'The bass singer is a bigger fool than even a basso is expected to be!
Nothing in the World can be better contriv'd, and more charming: All the Ceilings, the Basso Relievo's and other Ornaments have some Relation or other to the Use for which this House is appropriated.
Tis adorn'd with Basso Relievo's of a noble Design, and with costly Pictures, among which are the Effigies and Names of 36 Princes, the Predecessors of the present Elector.
The Ceilings, Doors and Window-Shutters are painted white, with gilt Basso Relievo's.
In 1911 he was engaged as a leading basso by the Metropolitan, where he remained for many seasons.
It came in the form of an experienced teacher, Dauphin, who had been a basso for ten years at the leading theatre of Belgium, fourteen years in London, and later director at Geneva and Lyons.
Soprano Irma, attendant to Lucy Basso Friends, Retainers and Members of the local Lodge of Elks.
