What does Contrabass mean?
Definitions for Contrabass
ˈkɒn trəˌbeɪscon·tra·bass
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Princeton's WordNet
bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string bassadjective
largest and lowest member of the violin family
contrabass, double-bassadjective
pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
"contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
Wiktionary
contrabassnoun
part or section one octave lower than bass.
contrabassnoun
double bass, string bass
contrabassnoun
person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
Etymology: From contrabbasso, from contra + basso.
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contrabass
A contrabass is a musical instrument that produces very low pitches, typically in the bass range. The term is most commonly used to refer to larger stringed instruments such as the double bass, somewhat colloquially referred to as the contrabass in symphony orchestras. It could also refer to other instruments such as contrabass brass instruments and contrabass woodwinds. All these instruments play significantly lower sounds compared to other instruments in their respective families.
Webster Dictionary
Contrabassnoun
double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Contrabass
kon′tra-bās, n. the double-bass viol, giving the lower octave to the bass in the orchestra.—adj. applied to other instruments taking a similar part.—Also Contrabas′so and Count′erbase.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Contrabass in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Contrabass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- التهريبArabic
- kontrabassoFinnish
- コントラバスJapanese
- контрабасMacedonian
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