/bas"oh keuhn tahn"tee, -tay, bah"soh/ ; It. /bahs"saw kahn tahn"te/ , pl. bassi cantanti /bas"ee keuhn tahn"tee, bah"see/ ; It. /bahs"see kahn tahn"tee/ . Music.
a bass voice with an upper range that is more developed than that of the basso profundo.
[ 1875-80; ]