Kontrabass
Definition of the German term Kontrabass 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, "Contrebasse" in French, and "Contrabbasso" in Italian)
Language
German
Singular
Kontrabass
Plural
Kontrabässe
Variants
KontrabaßContrabassContrabaßKontra-BassKontra-BaßContra-BassContra-Baß
Abbreviation
Kb.
Alt. abbreviations
Kbs.K-Bs.Cbs.C-Bs.
Combinations
German musical terms that include Kontrabass:
- Doppelkontrabassflöte – subcontrabass flute in C
- Kontrabass-Schule – double bass school (method for playing the double ...
- Solokontrabass – double bass solo (passage in which the double bass...
Musical examples
Music scores that include Kontrabass:
- Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (1874‑88) Page 1
- Arnold Schoenberg: 5 Pieces for Orchestra (1909) Page 1
- George Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (1741) Page 1
- Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 (1872) Page 1
- Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (1879) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 1
- Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (1867) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (1883) Page 1
- Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 1
- Richard Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries (1856‑1870) Page 1
Related terms
German musical terms related to Kontrabass: