The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

Australian trio’s second album The Law Of Augmenting Returns lays out their case for a rethink… they only wish Jaco Pastorius ...

Moshe Bukshpan and the Red Rocks Music Festival are again to be congratulated on securing a striking lineup of artists for ...

There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music. The double bass is the biggest string instrument in the ...

The most common story is that Leo Fender invented the electric bass with his Precision model in 1951. Not so. The first bass ...

1. How and why did you choose to play your instrument? I started playing the bass when I was 10. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Junior Department was looking for new recruits for the Mini ...

The cello, otherwise known as a violoncello, is a bowed instrument with four strings. It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well ...