Every one looked at the double bass, but all his strings were for the moment intact.
Music for the entrance of a brigand in the dark, should be slow and mysterious, with an effective double bass in it.
The string of the double bass broke loudly, and the new string which its devotee laboriously inserted also broke at once.
The unusual length and thickness of the strings of the double bass make it produce very low notes, so that it is ordinarily looked upon as the "bass voice" of the orchestra.
Thrum-thrum-thrum went the double bass next door.
double bass| American Dictionary
double bass
noun[C/U]
us/ˌdʌb·əlˈbeɪs/(infmlbass fiddle)
a verylarge,woodenmusicalinstrumentwith fourstringsthat aplayerholdsup whilestandingandplayswith abow(=stickwithhairsattachedto it), or thistypeofinstrumentgenerally
Along with violin, cello anddoublebass, they include two oboes doubling cors anglais.
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One reason that organ players are late starters may be that the organ, like thedoublebass, requires a certain level of physical development.
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We hear soft, abstract drum patterns, sometimes accompanied bydoublebassnoodling.
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The boy-to-girl ratios for learning viola, cello anddoublebasswere 7:3, 7:3 and 5:1 respectively.
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How does early experience with electric bass transfer todoublebass?
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The piano was in the main room and was usually screened off from thedoublebassin the same space.
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However, his versatility and craftsmanship is perhaps most clearly demonstrated in chamber works for neglected instruments, such asdoublebass, saxhorn and tuba.
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The youthful artist also acquainted himself with detailed knowledge of the piano,doublebass, cello, clarinet, flute and various brass instruments.
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However, males were used for larger instruments such as the cello anddoublebassas well as other brass instruments.
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The performance commences with a repeated motive ondoublebassthat becomes a dialogue between players on double bass, wind chimes, metallophone and keyboards.
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His new piece took the form of a 12-minute concertino for solodoublebassand ensemble cast in one pithy single-movement divided into 15 sections.
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For example, many countries could not producedoublebassplayers or people who could play the larger wind instruments.
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Like thedoublebass, it is in every symphony orchestra.
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When he wanted adoublebasshe had only to look over his left shoulder and it was all right.
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Thedoublebassand banjo are also sometimes used.
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