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Double bass is a standard instrument in bluegrass groups. Classical players perform both bowed and pizz notes using vibrato, an effect created by rocking or quivering the left hand finger that is contacting the string, which then transfers an undulation in pitch to the tone.
The double bass is a big stringed instrument. It is also called the contrabass , dubass or upright bass . It is used in orchestras , jazz bands, rockabilly bands, bluegrass music, and some country music bands.
Double bass, stringed musical instrument, the lowest-pitched member of the violin family, sounding an octave lower than the cello. It has two basic designs—one shaped like a viol (or viola da gamba) and the other like a violin—but there are other designs, such as that of a guitar.
The double bass is usually the instrument referred to as a "bass" in European classical music and jazz, sometimes called a "string bass" to differentiate it from a "brass bass" or "bass horn", or an "upright bass" to differentiate it from a "bass guitar". [3]
Contrabass (from Italian: contrabbasso) refers to several musical instruments of very low pitch—generally one octave below bass register instruments. While the term most commonly refers to the double bass (which is the bass instrument in the orchestral string family, tuned lower than the cello), many other instruments in the contrabass ...
The double bass, also known as the standup bass, is the largest and lowest pitched bowed string instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. It is used extensively in Western classical music as a standard member of the string section of symphony orchestras and smaller string ensembles.
At the beginning of the 17th century, Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) described a violon da gamba sub-bass, a five-stringed specimen tuned DD EE AA D G. While this monster (over 8 feet tall) was tuned very much like the modern bass, it must be considered an unusual bass instrument for any era.
Have you ever wondered why they call it a double bass? What is the difference between a bass and a double bass? Read this article to find out!
A brief introduction to the complex history of double bass, which I find unusual and exciting. Its evolution has taken several hundred years and is unique because it has its origins not only from violin family but also from the viol (viola da gamba) family.
double bass (plural double basses) The largest stringed instrument of the violin family. Synonyms: bass fiddle, bass viol, bass violin, bull fiddle, contrabass, doghouse bass, stand-up bass, string bass, upright bass; The deepest of all male voices.