Certain musical instruments are becoming ‘endangered’ as children turn away from them to other, more popular, ones. The French horn, double bass and trombone are being neglected, according to a recent ...

It is hard to imagine the double bass — the lowest-pitched member of the violin family that resembles a string instrument on steroids — setting the tone for the Sufi song ‘Dama dam mast kalandar’, but ...

A double bass has been rendered unplayable, after suffering ‘irrecoverable damage’ on a Turkish Airlines flight. Double bass player Tihomir Hojsak has shared his frustrations online, after his ...

Japanese double bass master Tetsu Saitoh is one of the most original players of the bull fiddle. He is a resourceful and inventive free improviser but also feels at home when is playing Argentine ...

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 ...

Our bass students study in depth the art of solo, orchestral and chamber music double bass performance. During their time at the College of Music, students focus on rich, resonant and lyrical tone ...

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 put ...

U-Penn Phd.D student Leening Liu works to align the bass in the CT scanner for. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to ...