contrabass
noun
(in any family of instruments) the member below the bass.
contrabassist
-
a word derived from
contrabass.
Example Sentences
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This August, at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland, the trio will premiere another concerto, by the Austrian contrabassist and composer Georg Breinschmid.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2016
Twenty years ago there was no greater contrabassist in all Europe than Serge Koussevitzky but he outgrew even that colossal instrument, became a conductor.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the head of this extraordinary company was the great contrabassist Bottesini, assisted by Arditi.
From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Henry Edward Krehbiel
