Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
bass counter , under bass.
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Examples
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He never forgot a certain tune, because one Advent Sunday he heard it from his bed being sung before daybreak on the steps of the cathedral; nor an old lame carpenter who played the counter-bass, nor a fair little abbe who played the violin in the choir [54].
Rousseau Morley, John 1905
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Jesus, and then returns into Paradise: and note that the words of God the Father be very audibly pronounced and well sounded in three voices, that is to say, a treble, a counter-treble and a counter-bass, all in tune; and in this way must the following lines be repeated:
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They provide themselves with the necessary pieces of music -- with two fiddles, and with an alto and a counter-bass.
The Talking Beasts Various 1896
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It is as yet a mere sketch in manuscript, and to copy it would be a difficult task even for the clever and practised Paraquin [counter-bass in the Electoral orchestra].
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Vol. 1 of 2 Wallace, Lady 1866
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It is as yet a mere sketch in manuscript, and to copy it would be a difficult task even for the clever and practised Paraquin [counter-bass in the Electoral orchestra].
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 1798
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Violin, counter-bass, flutes and harpsichord, then soaring vocals used as an instrument to colour some melodic lines ...
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2010
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Violin, counter-bass, flutes and harpsichord, then soaring vocals used as an instrument to colour some melodic lines ...
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2010
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Violin, counter-bass, flutes and harpsichord, then soaring vocals used as an instrument to colour some melodic lines ...
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2010
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"The horse plows and strains its every muscle like the strings on a counter-bass; suddenly the gad-fly descends upon his back and begins to tickle him and to buzz, and the poor horse frets and waves his tail.
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Sunday he heard it from his bed being sung before daybreak on the steps of the cathedral; nor an old lame carpenter who played the counter-bass, nor a fair little abbé who played the violin in the choir. [
Rousseau (Volume 1 and 2) John Morley 1880
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