One of the oldest double basses in the world has a rich musical history filled with ghost stories, international fame, an airplane accident and most recently, a six-week visit to BYU. Its previous ...

Someone has invented a double bass which breaks down into separate, portable components. Could this put an end to musicians’ travelling woes? A team of luthiers from Parma, Italy have designed the ...

Usually, the instrument known as the double bass, or contrabass, which sits in the very last row of the string section of an orchestra, is considered an instrument that simply supplies the harmonic ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A rare double bass, crafted from spruce and pear wood in the 16th century, but with a ''subwoofer-like quality'', is the latest addition ...

ATLANTA — When Jane Little first saw the double bass in her teens, she was horrified. "I thought now why would any girl want to play that big thing," she said. But the double bass is the instrument ...

He made the cumbersome bass soar, sing and leap, and became one of few bassists in history to successfully pursue a career outside an orchestra. By Adam Nossiter Gary Karr, a double-bass virtuoso who ...

The same applies in orchestral music. A fortnight ago Review watched an orchestra rehearsing Beethoven’s Symphony No 4 at the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado. I triednot to take my ears ...

The Helsinki Strings boarded a flight to the Faroe Islands for a concert, but when they arrived one of their double basses had been quite shockingly damaged. The ensemble posted a picture of the ...

When John Edwards plays his double bass, he is extraordinarily engaging. He plucks, tweaks, bows, hits and hums aloud. So engrossed is he that it is difficult to look away. One memorable gig, I ...

But despite its ­essential nature, the bass isn’t often featured as a solo instrument. That’s all about to change thanks to one of Australia’s most popular and versatile composers, Elena Kats-Chernin.