Contrabass

[kɒntrәbeis]

Definition

(adj.) pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; 'contrabass or double-bass clarinet' .

Typed by Katie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Preston

Definition

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.

Edited by Alison