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Double bass   /dˈəbəl bæs/   Listen
Double bass

noun
1.
Largest and lowest member of the violin family.  Synonyms: bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, string bass.






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"Double bass" Quotes from Famous Books



... must, of course, be attributed to his long and intimate association with the Esterhazy band. In 1766, six years after his appointment, this band numbered seventeen instruments—six violins and viola, one violoncello, one double bass, one flute, two oboes, two bassoons and four horns. It was subsequently enlarged to twenty-two and twenty-four, including trumpets and kettledrums on special occasions. From 1776 to 1778 there were also clarinets. This gradual extension of resources may be taken as roughly symbolizing ...
— Haydn • J. Cuthbert Hadden



Words linked to "Double bass" :   bowed stringed instrument, bass, bass fiddle, bull fiddle, string



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