double bass

noun

Definition of double bass

: the largest and lowest-pitched of the stringed instruments that is tuned in fourths

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Recent Examples on the Web In the background, a drummer, double bass player and three marimba players started to perform. — Ruben Vives Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2021 There’s a lot of double bass drums and powerful things going on in the songs. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2021 This son of two music teachers is also made up to play his own double bass on the show. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021 The arrangement was on the website of a man called Jan Alm, a professional music arranger who also played double bass in the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. — CNN, 26 July 2021 That said, the basement garage level in particular has become so popular, he was once kicked out by a double bass player. — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2021 Mostly, these spacious and atmospheric recordings focus on the harmonic interplay between harp, violin, cello, double bass, and flugelhorn. — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2021 Our take: This electric upright is a great transition from an acoustic upright to an electric bass guitar but can still be bowed or plucked like a double bass. — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021 More advanced players may want a hardshell case with casters to protect higher-end or antique double bass violins. — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2021

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