It is a transposing instrument and is typically notated one octave ... tango and many types of folk music. History The double bass is generally regarded as a modern descendant of the string family of ...

An internationally-renowned Long Island music store sold valuable bass violins on consignment — and failed to give the owners ...

Since moving to Chicago 25 years ago, Rockford-born bassist Matt Ulery has put out 15 albums of originals. His next is ...

There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music. The double bass is the biggest string instrument in the ...

Our bass students study in depth the art of solo, orchestral and chamber music double bass performance. During their time at the College of Music, students focus on rich, resonant and lyrical tone ...

When I was asked which instrument I would like to learn, I chose the double bass because I actually thought ... What kind of music do you like to listen to in your free time and what do you ...

He traveled to the state’s farthest corners — a public library in Clay County, a classroom on Hatteras Island — as the state’s official envoy for classical music, holding up his bass so a ...

Chicago Symphony clarinetist John Bruce Yeh was about to perform when a draft swept the sheet music off one of his ... the five pieces featured a single instrument family in the orchestra ...

It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well as in chamber music ensembles, string orchestras, as a member of the string section of ...