Friday, November 30, 2007

The Double Bass

A BIT ABOUT THE DOUBLE BASS:PARTS OF A DOUBLE BASS:
HOW SOUND IS PRODUCED BY A DOUBLE BASS:
- The double bass is made out of wood, it is hollow so it can vibrate to create the sound
- When the bow slides across the string, the string vibrates and goes into the double bass, making it vibrating creating a sound

TUNINGS OF A DOUBLE BASS:
- Unlike most of the stringed instruments, a double bass needs to be tuned in fourths

COMPOSITIONS:
- Patrick Neher Jon Jang




















COMPOSERS:
- Patrick Neher
- Franz Joseph Haydn
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf Franz Anton Hoffmeister













PREFORMERS:
- Rodney Slatford
- Albert Laszlo
- Rodion Azarkhin - Diana Gannett








TERMS AND SIGNS:
Crescendo (cresc) - Gradually becoming louder
A tempo- Return to former tempo
- Pause or a break
- Forte- Loud
EXTRA INFORMATION:
-The double bass is the largest instrument in the string family
- The double bass is the lowest sounding instrument in the string family
- The double bass's other name is the contrabass
- At the start of creating double bass's people had to go onto their knees just to play!

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