Mandobass

Mandola

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a large mandolin, bearing six to eight courses of strings, in use during the Renaissance; a large mandolin a fifth below a st…

Mandoloncello

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a large mandolin, tuned an octave below a mandolin, also known as an octave mandolin

Mandore

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a large mandolin, bearing six to eight courses of strings, in use during the Renaissance; a large mandolin a fifth below a st…

Walking bass

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a bass line that moves steadily in a rhythm contrasting to that of the upper parts; in jazz, a walking bass usually moves by…

Chord Inversion

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Theory

Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third…

Lamento bass

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term from the eighteenth century to describe a bass line that falls successively by a half step to denote grief or sadness

Bass bar

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a strip of wood glued under the belly of a sound board to support one foot of the bridge and to improve the instrument's bass…

Bass fiddle

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double bass