double bass (Contrabass of modern violin family)

~ String instrument

Description

Known also as contrabass or upright bass, it is the largest and lowest-pitched member of the modern violin family and a principal member of the symphony orchestra.

Relationships

used in:tango
used in (as contrabass):western classical
used in (as wood bass):bluegrass
dixieland
derivations:electric upright bass
derived from:violone (Contra/double-bass member of the viol family)
related instruments:tololoche
part of:string quintet (ensemble of 2 violins, viola, cello and a fifth string instrument) (optional, amount: 1)
violin family (Modern violin family)
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/contrabass/contrabass.png [info]
Wikidata:Q80019 [info]
information page:https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Double_Bass [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/gakki/gakki_main_contrabass.html [info]