upright bass
Tall jazz strings
An upright bass is a large stringed instrument played vertically, resting on the floor and leaning against the musician's body.
It's the same instrument as a double bass or contrabass—upright distinguishes it from the electric bass guitar, which is held horizontally: She switched from upright bass to electric when the band went rock.
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
- hard bopFunky post-bebop jazz style
fusion · jam session · groove · solo · syncopation · vamp · comping · licks
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
quartet · string section · ensemble · soloist · recital · philharmonic · maestro
Play with bow
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
- bowingBending forward in deference
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- staccatoShort, separated note style
vibrato · glissando · double stop · harmonics · shifting · plucking · fingering · muting
Made from timber
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- f-holesViolin's resonance vents
soundboard · bridge · fingerboard · tailpiece · purfling · varnish · resonance · luthier
Punk-infused retro rock
- stand-upSolo comedic performance
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
hard bop · fusion · jam session · groove · solo · syncopation · vamp · comping · licks · changes
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
chamber music · quartet · string section · ensemble · soloist · recital · philharmonic · maestro
arco
Play with bow
staccato · vibrato · glissando · double stop · harmonics · shifting · plucking · fingering · muting · ghost notes
wooden
Made from timber
f-holes · soundboard · bridge · fingerboard · tailpiece · purfling · varnish · resonance · luthier · laminate
psychobilly
Punk-infused retro rock
- stand-upSolo comedic performance
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
- Country Musichonky tonk, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, CMT, country pop
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
- String Musicstring quintet, harp music, banjo music, string quartet, string trio
- stringed instrumentsguitar, lyre, lute, mandolin, harp
- stringsviolin, guitar, viola, cello, string section
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