Double-bass synonyms

(A project of Wagner's which instrumentmakers found impracticable, so that Wagner had to content himself with a kind of valve trombone shaped like a trumpet.) 3 trombones and i double-bass trombone.

Larger combinations, being semi-orchestral, especially where the double-bass and wind instruments are used, lend themselves to a somewhat lighter style; thus Beethoven's septet and Schubert's octet are both in the nature of a very large serenade.

The use of a double bass gives them an original sound.

Nicola joined a new chamber orchestra as double bass player in Lisbon after her university courses before returning to the North of England.