How To Use Double bass In A Sentence
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Octet is scored for flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano.
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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.
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In the 1970s, there was even a double bass octet specialising in new music.
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Just what we needed after the morning's ordeal by double bass and piano.
Times, Sunday Times
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Basically, they just rocked, whether the banjo and double bass were on stage or not.
Times, Sunday Times
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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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Those low notes are played by the double bass.
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The performers here, being very good baroque musicians indeed, have deployed a variety of continuo combinations: harpsichord or lute with violone, gamba, double bass or bassoon.
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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.
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Thin reasoning perhaps, but the bassoon and double bass duet in the "Menuet" has an earthy Balkan jocularity and the whole work is vigorously charming.
Brad Hill: Salonen Brings Hungarian Echoes to the NY Philharmonic
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The tutti strangeness is that of an orchestra without violas and cellos, but in which double basses, contrabassoon and piccolos are prominent.
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By the third movement, the violins and violas are passing like ships in the night, the double bass thudding against their hulls as if to mark their dimensional presence.
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Eventually the band bounded onstage - horns blaring, double bass pounding and trumpets proclaiming that yes indeed, the mighty Skatalites had arrived.
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The high-spirited Next Time We Take Your Instruments recalled the threat made to a busking Räfven by German police; a fierce tambura lute-intro on Stortrappen dovetailed with trombone and twanging double bass.
Evening Standard - Home
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra double bass player Michael Fortescue will play at the event.
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Then I took up the double bass and organ for good measure.
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Many jazz trios consist of a piano, guitar and double bass.
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Guitars and instruments, from double bass to tiny mandolins were ordered in and a new venture was born.
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Even more surprising are the number of standard orchestral instruments that are currently under threat - double bass, viola, horn, oboe, bassoon, tuba and trombone.
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Live cello and double bass were essential components of their performance.
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Perhaps Terence Milligan, as he was until he was rechristened during the war (after the spike on the end of his double bass), does not wholly approve of Spike Milligan.
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Many jazz trios consist of a piano, guitar and double bass.
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To qualify they must be taking a full-time honours degree course in music studies and jazz studies playing trombone, tuba, bassoon, french horn, oboe, double bass or piano.
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She plays the violin, viola and piano, while Antonin plays the viola, cello, double bass, tuba, guitar and recorder.
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The normal layout of the string orchestra is in four-part harmony, the double bass either doubling the cellos or being silent.
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Double bassist Paul Harris marvelously played throughout the work, even after his G-string (the one on the double bass, please) snapped with a loud plunk.
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The seven-piece band specialises in traditional reels, jigs and horn-pipes and includes a double bass and drums, quite a departure from the regular image of Irish trad.
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Among the strings, there are twelve violins, two violas, four cellos, and two double basses.
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Ms Laitman's Holocaust, 1944 comprises five songs written for baritone and double bass.
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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.
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The Bayou Brothers sound features a variety of instruments including the double bass, harmonica, washboard, kazoo, jaw harp, guitar and mandolin.
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The drums and double bass usually form the rhythm section of a jazz group.
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The performers here, being very good baroque musicians indeed, have deployed a variety of continuo combinations: harpsichord or lute with violone, gamba, double bass or bassoon.
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To this end M. Saint-Saëns 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
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Many jazz trios consist of a piano, guitar and double bass.
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The normal layout of the string orchestra is in four-part harmony, the double bass either doubling the cellos or being silent.
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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.
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The Mayo Strings is an all-string orchestra - violins, violas, cellos and double bass - based in Castlebar, but including players from around the county.
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It was the composers of the late 18th century who created the precursor of the modern orchestra based on a more standardized string group of two violin parts, violas, cellos, and double bass, still with a keyboard continuo.
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No wonder the conventional string quartet lineup avoids the double bass.
Times, Sunday Times
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A jazz ensemble that includes double bass, cello, and melodeon, among other strange sounds, the Kai Sextet uses traditional music from Scandinavia, Western Europe, and India as a basis for improvisation.
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From the first strains of funky double bass, they manage to transport the cold and harassed shoppers around them from the local drabness to a world where the sun shines and the living is easy.
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She plays the violin, viola and piano, while Antony plays the viola, cello, double bass, tuba, guitar and recorder.
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The drums and double bass usually form the rhythm section of a jazz group.
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The drums and double bass usually form the rhythm section of a jazz group.
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Basically, they just rocked, whether the banjo and double bass were on stage or not.
Times, Sunday Times
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Last Round is for double string quartet and double bass, written in memory of Piazzolla, and conceived as an idealized version of his keyless accordion, the bandoneon.
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Ben Ivitsky (viola and guitar), John Boden (fiddle and double bass), and John Spiers (melodeon) complement Carthy's vocals and fiddle perfectly, and the result is Carthy's strongest solo record to date.
Eliza Carthy, Rough Music (Topic Records, 2005)
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The drums and double bass usually form the rhythm section of a jazz group.
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The performers here, being very good baroque musicians indeed, have deployed a variety of continuo combinations: harpsichord or lute with violone, gamba, double bass or bassoon.
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The double bass is also called the bass viol, string bass, and bass fiddle.
A Child’s View of Music « You Got to be Kidding's Blog
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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.
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A low-pitched member of a family of instruments, with a range lower than tenor and higher than contrabass or double bass.
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A mixture of mostly Gaelic sung tunes, these traditional helpings are served up using mainly harp, guitar, mandola, double bass, tin whistle and vocal and it's the tracks using this orchestration which probably stand out the most.
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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.
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Just what we needed after the morning's ordeal by double bass and piano.
Times, Sunday Times
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Many jazz trios consist of a piano, guitar and double bass.
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The double bass starts with a downward glissando.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Bayou Brothers sound features a variety of instruments including the double bass, harmonica, washboard, kazoo, jaw harp, guitar and mandolin.
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Many jazz trios consist of a piano, guitar and double bass.
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No wonder the conventional string quartet lineup avoids the double bass.
Times, Sunday Times
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Rather than his usual saxophones and brass, Mr. Morris's current ensemble consists mainly of symphonic strings even the double basses are bowed arco, woodwinds, and world-music instruments.
Passing Down the Piano Torch Song
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We would here stress the importance of giving plenty of rests to the double basses.
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It was the composers of the late 18th century who created the precursor of the modern orchestra based on a more standardized string group of two violin parts, violas, cellos, and double bass, still with a keyboard continuo.
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The second movement is wilful and could irritate but the coarse-grained double bass solo at the start of the third movement shows Mitropoulos never prettifies Mahler.
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The double bass starts with a downward glissando.
Times, Sunday Times
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To the left is Big Al on mainly double bass and autoharp.
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Their ancestral knowledge of wood, techniques and music combine to produce guitars, violins or harps, double basses, and bandores.
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It is an all-string orchestra - violins, violas, cellos and double bass - based in Castlebar, but including players from around the county.
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The double bass and straight heavy beat make this a truly intergalactic track.
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E flat to the contra-bass in B flat; and to replace the contra-bassoon in the orchestra there is a lower contrabass sarrusophone made in C, the compass of which is from the double bass octave B flat to the higher G in the bass clef.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
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Even more surprising are the number of standard orchestral instruments that are currently under threat - double bass, viola, horn, oboe, bassoon, tuba and trombone.
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To qualify they must be taking a full-time honours degree course in music studies and jazz studies playing trombone, tuba, bassoon, French horn, oboe, double bass or piano.
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Tango Fire have established themselves as one of Argentina's top exports, a crack company of tango specialists that includes three world champions among its 10 dancers, plus accompaniment from celebrated tango band Quatrotango piano, violin, bandoneon and double bass and singer Jesus Hidalgo.
This week's new dance
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The tutti strangeness is that of an orchestra without violas and cellos, but in which double basses, contrabassoon and piccolos are prominent.
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Bearded and flanked by a double bassist and a drummer he looks every inch the troubled, acoustic troubadour.
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The Octet is scored for flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano.
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Guitars and instruments, from double bass to tiny mandolins were ordered in and a new venture was born.
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Joliveau is herself a soprano, Wolfe is a composer and woodwind player, and Smith plays the double bass.
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The function of the double bassoon is to add weight to the bass.
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Bearded and flanked by a double bassist and a drummer he looks every inch the troubled, acoustic troubadour.
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The duo has assembled a smooth, spacey collection of downtempo tunes using real guest players on instruments such as deep double bass and fanciful flugelhorn.
