Kontrabass

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.

Britannica Dictionary definition of BASS. music. 1. : low and deep sound : the lowest range of sounds used in music. [noncount]

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.

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 double bass, or contrabass as it is sometimes known, is the largest and lowest pitched bowed stringed instrument in a modern classical symphony orchestra.

The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is typically notated one octave higher than sounding to avoid excessive ledger lines below the staff.

Synonyms of bass (adj. deep. low-pitched. resonant. sonorous.

(in any family of instruments) the member below the bass. (in the violin family) the double bass.

: pitched lower than a bass instrument of the same type.

bass, also called bass guitar or electric bass, electrically amplified stringed musical instrument that has typically four to six heavy strings and is the lowest pitched type of guitar.

The primary function of a bass guitar is to maintain a steady rhythm, and even though it is a guitar, the bassist works closer to the drummer than the guitarist.

What is a double bass? The double bass, or contrabass as it is sometimes known, is the largest and lowest pitched bowed stringed instrument in a modern classical symphony orchestra.