double bass (Contrabass of modern violin family)
~ String instrument
Description
Known also as contrabass or upright bass, it is the largest and lowest-pitched member of the modern violin family, it is a principal member of the symphony orchestra.
Relationships
| derivations: | electric upright bass |
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| derived from: | violone (Contra/double-bass member of the viol family) |
| related instruments: | tololoche |
| part of: | violin family (Modern violin family) |
| Wikidata: | Q80019 [info] |
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| information page: | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Double_Bass [info] |