contrebasse

Definition of the French term contrebasse in music:

double bass (string instrument)
organ string stop of 32' or 16' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a double bass (usually played with the pedals, equivalent to "Double Bass" in English, "Kontrabass" in German, and "Contrabbasso" in Italian)

Language

French

Singular

contrebasse

Plural

contrebasses

Variant

contre-basse

Abbreviation

Cb.

Alt. abbreviations

Ctb.C.B.C.-B.C.-Basses (plural)

Synonym

French musical terms that include contrebasse:

clairon contrebasse – contrabass bugle
clarinette contrebasse – contrabass clarinet
contrebasse à anche – reed contrabass (double reed woodwind instrument)
contrebasse à pistons – bass tuba...
contrebasse de viole de gambe – contrabass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
contrebasse solo – double bass solo (passage in which the double bass...
flûte à bec contrebasse – contrabass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
flûte contrebasse – contrabass flute
flûte douce contrebasse – contrabass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
méthode de contrebasse – double bass method (method for playing the double ...
partie de contrebasse – double bass part
sarrussophone contrebasse – contrabass sarrusophone
saxophone contrebasse – contrabass saxophone
saxophone sous-contrebasse – subcontrabass saxophone
trombone contrebasse – contrabass trombone
tuba contrebasse – contrabass tuba
tuba sous-contrebasse – subcontrabass tuba (extremely large and rare brass...
violoncelles et contrebasse – cellos and double bass

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French musical terms related to contrebasse:

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