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Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/B/Basso ripieno

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71094Complete Encyclopaedia of Music — Basso ripienoJohn Weeks Moore

Basso ripieno. The bass of the grand chorus, that bass which joins in the full parts of a composition, and, by its depth of tone and energy of stroke, gives a powerful contrast to the lighter and softer passages, or movements.