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Definition of String bass
1. Noun. Largest and lowest member of the violin family.
Generic synonyms: Bass, Bowed Stringed Instrument, String
Lexicographical Neighbors of String Bass
Literary usage of String bass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prof. H. Kling's Modern Orchestration and Instrumentation: Or, The Art of by Henri Kling (1905)
"The series embraces the following: Violin, Viola, Cello, 3-string bass, 4-String
Bass, Clarinet, Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, French Horn, Eb Cornet, ..."
2. Public School Orchestras and Bands by Glenn Howard Woods (1920)
"D; third, G; fourth, C. string bass The string bass is tuned in fourths instead
of fifths, the first string is G; the second, D; the third, A; ..."
3. Foundation to Saxophone Playing: An Elementary Method: Simple, Melodious by Ben Vereecken (1917)
"THE BASS is exclusively used for the string bass part. ... But in order to use
the string bass part read and play in the bass clef (gg;), ..."
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