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double bass

NOUN
  1. largest and lowest member of the violin family

How To Use double bass In A Sentence

  • To this end M. Saint-Saens wrote his fine septette for piano, trumpet, two violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass; and M. Vincent d'Indy his romantic suite in D for trumpet, two flutes, and string instruments.] Musicians of To-Day
  • Violins and clarinets were used in instrumental combinations in all areas, with the bagpipe (ubiquitous since the Middle Ages) prevalent in Bohemia, and the double bass and dulcimer in Moravia.
  • On this recording, there are nine violins, three violas, three cellos, a double bass, one flute, three oboes, one bassoon, three trumpets, a set of timpani, and a harpsichord.
  • It therefore follows the example of Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano in being scored for an accompanying wind ensemble plus double bass and timpani rather than orchestra.
  • The Octet is scored for flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano.
  • The delicate layers of percussion, viola, double bass, trumpet and flugelhorn soothe and seduce the ears, but it's Williams' tender vocals that lull the listener into submission.
  • In the 1970s, there was even a double bass octet specialising in new music.
  • Just what we needed after the morning's ordeal by double bass and piano. Times, Sunday Times
  • Basically, they just rocked, whether the banjo and double bass were on stage or not. Times, Sunday Times
  • His routine includes getting dressed while walking along a cable, and playing drums, trumpet and double bass all at the same time. The Sun
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