The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

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 ...

We asked the legendary double bassist and composer Edgar Meyer the internet's most-searched questions about the double bass. Hello I am double bassist and composer Edgar Meyer and I'm being told that ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...

George Speed of the TSO shows us how the double bass works and its role in a performance. Violetta "Vi" Vibrato meets George Speed who plays the double bass for Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. Vi ...

The double bass — also known as the upright bass, acoustic bass, string bass, contrabass and stand-up bass, among other terms — is loved by many for its big, beautiful shape and its low, warm tone, ...

Someone has invented a double bass which breaks down into separate, portable components. Could this put an end to musicians’ travelling woes? A team of luthiers from Parma, Italy have designed the ...

One of the oldest double basses in the world has a rich musical history filled with ghost stories, international fame, an airplane accident and most recently, a six-week visit to BYU. Its previous ...