Double Bass
The double bass with a scale length of more than one meter is the largest instrument of the violin family.
Double bass. Therefore a large resonating structure is not required to project the sound into the air. Play online a virtual drum set with double bass drum pedal with your pc keys. What is the specific role of double basses in different styles of music. Forerunners of today s double bass which arose in germany at the end of the 16th century originated in the family of the violas da gamba picture left.
I approached several superb pianists about. It plays low pitched musical notes in musical ensembles and bands in jazz bands these low pitched musical notes are called the bass line. The electric upright bass eub is an instrument that can perform the musical function of a double bass it requires only a minimal or skeleton body to produce sound because it uses a pickup and electronic amplifier and loudspeaker. Yet looking at its origin it cannot really be called a family member.
The double bass also known simply as the bass or by other names is the largest and lowest pitched bowed or plucked string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. Find a range of double basses on ebay for different playing skills. The bass is used in a range of other genres. Double bass is a widely used name for a large stringed instrument other terms perhaps more correct include contrabass and upright bass it is used in orchestras jazz bands rockabilly bands bluegrass music and some country music bands.
The largest and lowest pitched member of the viol family the double bass dates back to the 15th century and is widely known as the patriarch of the string family. It plays low pitched musical notes in musical ensembles and bands in jazz bands these low pitched musical notes are called the bass line. The bass is a standard member of the orchestra s string section as well as the concert band and is featured in concertos solo and chamber music in western classical music. Double basses are bowed string instruments that seamlessly fit in modern symphony orchestras and myriad other music genres helping performances retain natural acoustic sounds.
Double bass is a widely used name for a large stringed instrument other terms perhaps more correct include contrabass and upright bass it is used in orchestras jazz bands rockabilly bands bluegrass music and some country music bands. Arranged for two double basses and performed by lev weksler. Flight of the bumble bee by nikolai rimsky korsakov. The special feature of this drumset is the double bass drum pedal which is an alternative solution to the double kick drum.