contrebasse

Translation of contrebasse – French–English dictionary double bass [noun] (music) a type of large stringed instrument, the largest and deepest in sound of the violin family.

double bass, also called contrabass, string bass, bass, bass viol, bass fiddle, or bull fiddle, French contrebasse, German Kontrabass, stringed musical instrument, the lowest-pitched member of the violin family, sounding an octave lower than the cello.

A bass drum, guitar, or other musical instrument is one that produces a very deep sound. He had found success as a vocalist and bass guitarist with the band. Synonyms: deep, low, resonant, sonorous More Synonyms of bass.

The origin of the name of the double bass stems from the fact that its initial function was to double the bass line of large ensembles. 3. This hefty instrument has several nicknames including contrabass, string bass, bass, bass viol, bass fiddle, or bull fiddle.

The terms for the instrument among classical performers are contrabass (which comes from the instrument's Italian name, contrabbasso), string bass (to distinguish it from brass bass instruments in a concert band, such as tubas), or simply bass.

against [kɔ̃tʀ ] preposition. 1. ( situation, position) against.

Like other violin and viol-family string instruments, the double bass is played either with a bow (arco) or by plucking the strings (pizzicato). When employing a bow, the player can either use it traditionally or strike the wood of the bow against the string.

And there you go there's the B flat major scale. So hopefully all these little techniques.

Bass (also called bottom end) describes tones of low (also called "deep") frequency, pitch and range from 16 to 256 Hz (C0 to middle C4) . The word also refers to the name of the bass instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range C2-C4.

: the lowest adult male singing voice. also : a person having this voice. d. : a member of a family of instruments having the lowest range. especially : double bass.

As with the other violin and viol family instruments that are played with a bow (and unlike mainly plucked or picked instruments like guitar), the double bass's bridge has an arc-like, curved shape. This is done because with bowed instruments, the player must be able to play individual strings.

At over 6 feet long, the double bass is the biggest member of the string family, with the longest strings, which allow it to play very low notes. The 6 to 8 double basses of the orchestra are almost always playing the harmony.