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double bass
[ beys ]
noun
- the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
double bass
/ ɪ /
noun
- Also called (US)bass viol a stringed instrument, the largest and lowest member of the violin family. Range: almost three octaves upwards from E in the space between the fourth and fifth leger lines below the bass staff. It is normally bowed in classical music, but it is very common in a jazz or dance band, where it is practically always played pizzicato Informal namebass fiddle
adjective
- of or relating to an instrument whose pitch lies below that regarded as the bass; contrabass
double bass
- Another name for the bass viol .
Other yvlog Forms
- double bassist noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of double bass1
Example Sentences
The child of movie stars, she shunned the limelight, picking an instrument — the double bass — that blends within the ensemble.
Closely related to the European double bass, the tololoche is smaller in size.
The new material introduced a more mature, rootsy sound for 26-year-old, whose nimble acoustic guitar playing was supplemented by double bass, mandolin and violin.
“Overture” sets the tone, with a wandering double bass that leads softly into classic Ellington orchestrations.
A double bass bow was laid out, ready for the evening’s performance; attached to it, wobbling in the air, were several black-and-white balloons.
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