The double bass is the only modern bowed string instrument that is tuned in fourths, rather than fifths. The double bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, as well as the concert ...

Double bassist Jacob Warren's new single "Leanne Marie" showcases minute possibilities of a very large instrument.

It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well as in chamber music ensembles, string orchestras, as a member of the string section of ...

RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump catches up with NZ double bass player Louis van der Mespel on a trip home from the Netherlands.

If you know how to read music, you're already ... more balanced sound. Instruments that rely on the bass clef include the bass guitar, double bass and tuba. Those who play the piano, cello and ...

For many years a double bass player influenced more by jazz and classical music than rock ... found the perfect vehicle for his vision of the instrument’s expanded role in Cream, where he ...

Instruments like the double bass or the tuba are best for playing ... It's the part of the music that you often find yourself singing along with.

a double bass or a bassoon. These instruments are unusual. Sometimes, they look weird, or sound funny, but when they come together, they make magnificent music, and there’s a great history to ...