Contrebasse, plural Contrebasses : an organ pedal stop of 16′ pitch resembling the double bass. called also Violone.
Double bass
Musical instrument
The double bass, also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone in the modern symphony orchestra. Similar in structure to the cello, it has four or five strings. Wikipedia
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contrebasse. noun. double bass [noun] (music) a type of large stringed instrument, the largest and deepest in sound of the violin family.
Noun edit. contrebasse f (plural contrebasses). contrabass (musical range); double bass (string instrument). Descendants edit. → Persian: کنترباس (kontrbâs) ...