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 ...

TIJUANATIJUANA — Andrés Martín, a double bass player with the Baja California Orchestra, always wished that music would take him places. That dream is about to become a reality — literally. The Buenos ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ATLANTA - Jane Little, a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since the group's founding during World War II, has died at age 87 after collapsing on stage. Little collapsed Sunday during a ...