double bass
noun
the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
double bassist
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a word derived from
double bass.
Example Sentences
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Director Molly O’Brien trails her aunt Orin O’Brien — esteemed double bassist and the first woman member of the New York Philharmonic orchestra — as she prepares for retirement after decades of playing and teaching.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2025
“The Only Girl,” meanwhile, is Molly O’Brien’s loving portrait of her groundbreaking aunt, 89-year-old double bassist Orin O’Brien, the New York Philharmonic’s first female orchestra member, handpicked by Leonard Bernstein himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Then, in 1966, Orin O’Brien, a double bassist, was hired as the Philharmonic’s first female section player.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
“It’s very hard to play, my soul and my heart are breaking while I’m playing,” said double bassist Igor Patsovskyi, who has a wife, daughter and mother in Kyiv.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Marcellus and double bassist Gregory Richardson arranged those versions for the Dorrance Dance work.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021
