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 ...

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Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments ...

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 ...