bass part
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6.3
- noun
- /beɪs pɑrt/
- Specialized
:
parte de bajo
- When arranging the song, she focused on writing a strong bass part that would support the melody.
- melody and bass part
Examples
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At this point, students are encouraged to add a simple bass part using one of the several possible bass sounds available on the synthesizer.
Academic text (1995) -
Sometimes he shows up with a whole song, with two guitar parts and a drum machine, and Evan will write his bass part.
Blog text (6) -
From the score, directors can start them off by having them read the bass part.
Academic text (2000) -
In church, I also prefer the bass part.
Blog text (15) -
A few possess the low notes that are required by a typical bass part.
Academic text (2008) -
Every tune has one, and knowing the bass part is the foundation for understanding the harmony of a tune.
Academic text (1999) -
In my experience, I have not had middle school boys who were stable basses, or enough of them, to justify music with a bass part.
Academic text (2011) -
The secret of harmonic dictation is the ability to isolate and hear the jumpy, inverted melodic line of the bass part.
Academic text (1993) -
Middle school students can compose original black-key pentatonic compositions with melody, chords or counter melody, and bass parts.
Academic text (2001) -
In the choir, I always sing the bass part to provide the harmonic foundation for our group.
Synonyms
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4.9
A low male singing voice in a choir or opera
A bass part with numbers that show which chords a keyboard player should play
A bass line written with numbers that show the chords to play
How Low
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the lowest vocal or instrumental part' is directly and compositionally derived from 'bass' (the lowest voice) + 'part' (a specific vocal or instrumental line). This noun–noun musicological combination follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Bass part uses bass for a very low sound and part for one voice or instrument. Imagine a deep voice or low instrument acting like the musical 'base' that holds up the other notes, so the bass part means the lowest line that gives the music its 'foundation'.