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double bass
noun
: the largest and lowest-pitched of the stringed instruments that is tuned in fourths
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The way Orin describes the double bass as the sturdy floor of the orchestra is inspiring — without it, the whole concert will fall, but it’s also not meant to be noticed.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Also, recollections and pieces from Presley's band's lead guitarist, Scotty Moore, and double bass player, Bill Black, are revisited in artifact displays.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 10 Apr. 2024
Deupree and composer and engineer Joseph Branciforte transform his original glitch movement classic, one that looped slightly out of sync samples, into a composition for cello, vibraphone, double bass, flute, and other acoustic instruments.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Before becoming a television staple, Woolery pivoted from his early musical ventures—playing double bass in a folk trio and later forming the psychedelic rock duo The Avant-Garde in 1967—to hosting some of America’s most iconic game shows.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Also, recollections and pieces from Presley's band's lead guitarist, Scotty Moore, and double bass player, Bill Black, are revisited in artifact displays.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 10 Apr. 2024
Deupree and composer and engineer Joseph Branciforte transform his original glitch movement classic, one that looped slightly out of sync samples, into a composition for cello, vibraphone, double bass, flute, and other acoustic instruments.
—Spin Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Before becoming a television staple, Woolery pivoted from his early musical ventures—playing double bass in a folk trio and later forming the psychedelic rock duo The Avant-Garde in 1967—to hosting some of America’s most iconic game shows.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Double bass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20bass. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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