double bass
nounDefinition of double bass
: the largest and lowest-pitched of the stringed instruments that is tuned in fourths
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Other Words from double bass
double bassist
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Hobin played in rock bands until deciding to focus on double bass at the age of 16; at the same age, Taghavi switched from saxophone and jazz to classical bassoon. — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, "From Arcade Fire to Annapolis Chamber Music Festival: How 2 friends put on an upcoming show," 2 Aug. 2019 The quartet includes Tim on trumpet and vocals, John Perry on piano and vocals, David Spondike on double bass, and Scott Velardo on drums. — Sam Boyer, cleveland.com, "New resident makes quite an impression: Whit & Whimsey," 12 July 2019 Highlights this year will include tunes from a trio playing uilleann pipes, harp, and double bass, to the contemporary all-string Kirkos Ensemble, the modern jazz songs of Aoife Doyle Music, and R&B soul-pop quartet Super Silly. — David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, "What to Do in Dublin in July 2018," 28 June 2018 Presley, at the beginning of his career, appeared on the show in October 1954 with his backing band, which at the time consisted of just two musicians: Scotty Moore on guitar and Bill Black on double bass. — kansascity, "In memoriam through June 15: Civil rights activist Dorothy Cotton, Neal Boyd of ‘AGT’," 15 June 2018 The title is a reference to Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus, who joins Off!/Redd Kross’ bassist Steven McDonald (along with Dale Crover and King Buzzo) for a double bass odyssey. — Courtney Devores, charlotteobserver, "8 buzzworthy concerts coming to Charlotte in the next week | Charlotte Observer," 2 May 2018 Hobin played in rock bands until deciding to focus on double bass at the age of 16; at the same age, Taghavi switched from saxophone and jazz to classical bassoon. — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, "From Arcade Fire to Annapolis Chamber Music Festival: How 2 friends put on an upcoming show," 2 Aug. 2019 Her future husband, William Vance, was an engineer who played double bass with the orchestra. — Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, "Martha Keserich-Vance, sang with big bands in Chicago and northwest Indiana, dies," 28 June 2019 At the unveiling ceremony, members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s double bass section performed music by composers including Koussevitzky, who was a double bassist himself. — Zoë Madonna, BostonGlobe.com, "New Koussevitzky bust unveiled at Tanglewood," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'double bass.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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