double bass
double-bass violin, contrabass (largest instrument in the violin family)
Double bass
The double bass (also known as the contrabass, string bass, upright bass, bull fiddle, or simply 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. In addition, it is used in other genres such as
jazz,
blues,
rock and roll,
rockabilly,
psychobilly, and
bluegrass. Like many other
string instruments, the double bass is played either with a bow (arco) or by plucking the strings (
pizzicato).
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double bass
Noun
1. largest and lowest member of the violin family
(synonym) bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, string bass
(hypernym) bowed stringed instrument, string
double-bass
Adjective
1. pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
(synonym) contrabass
(similar) low, low-pitched
double bass
double-bass
DOUBLE-BASS
CONTRABBASSO