string bass
Largest orchestral string
String bass is another name for the double bass—the largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the string family.
The term distinguishes it from bass guitar and emphasizes its place among bowed instruments in orchestras and jazz ensembles: She played string bass in the symphony for twenty years.
Also called upright bass, contrabass, or simply bass.
Internal violin support rod
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
- scrollWound document of parchment
- tuning pegsString tension adjusters
f-holes · spruce · maple · ebony · tailpiece · saddle · nut · luthier
Play with bow
- spiccatoDetached bowing technique
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
tremolo · glissando · vibrato · portamento · sul tasto · double stop · bowing · rosin
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- jazz trioThree-piece improvisational ensemble
- quartetEnsemble of four
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
big band · combo · rhythm section · bandstand · pit orchestra · philharmonic · backing · accompaniment
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
- fusionJoining into unity
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
changes · comping · Charles Mingus · plucking · thumping
soundpost
Internal violin support rod
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- fingerboardString instrument's pitch surface
- scrollWound document of parchment
tuning pegs · f-holes · spruce · maple · ebony · tailpiece · saddle · nut · luthier · setup
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Play with bow
pizzicato · tremolo · glissando · vibrato · portamento · sul tasto · double stop · bowing · rosin · expressive
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- jazz trioThree-piece improvisational ensemble
- quartetEnsemble of four
chamber music · big band · combo · rhythm section · bandstand · pit orchestra · philharmonic · backing · accompaniment · groove
swing
Suspended recreational seat
improvisation · changes · comping · Charles Mingus · plucking · thumping
string bassviolin
Bowed string instrument
piccolo · viola · fiddle · flute · soprano voice
string basspiccolo
Small, high-pitched woodwind
flute · soprano voice · lead guitar · first violin · concertmaster
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