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Instrumental vs Bassline - What's the difference?

instrumental | bassline |

In lang=en terms the difference between instrumental and bassline

is that instrumental is pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, especially a musical instrument while bassline is the low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.

As nouns the difference between instrumental and bassline

is that instrumental is the instrumental case while bassline is the low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.

As an adjective instrumental

is acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.

instrumental

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.
  • He was instrumental in conducting the business.
  • * (rfdate), (William Shakespeare), (Hamlet), I,ii
  • The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth —
  • (music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, especially a musical instrument.
  • instrumental music
  • * (rfdate) (Thomas Babington Macaulay)
  • He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship.
  • * (rfdate) (John Dryden)
  • * Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds.
  • (grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally indicated in English by by'' or ''with with the objective.
  • the instrumental case

    Coordinate terms

    * (serving as a means) final * (music) vocal, a capella

    Antonyms

    * noninstrumental

    Derived terms

    * instrumental error * instrumentation * instrumentality * instrumentive

    Noun

  • (uncountable, grammar) The instrumental case.
  • (countable, music) A composition without lyrics.
  • * 1977 , Stereo Review (volume 38, page 70)
  • I recommend this album in the face of the fact that five of the eleven songs are the purest filler, dull instrumentals with a harmonica rifling over an indifferent rhythm section. The rest is magnificent

    bassline

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) The low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music.
  • Anagrams

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