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 ...

Serge Koussevitzky, a prolific commissioner born 150 years ago, made his mark not only on the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but ...

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 common way to do it is join all the bass wound strings together as a trio, then the nylon strings as a trio. Once again, employ the double string method at the tuner end. Plain nylon treble ...

The musician has collected some rare, weird, and wonderful instruments over his 40-year career, now he’s teamed-up with ...

The Classical Beat By Stephen Danker The Classical 'High Season' Approaches its Zenith Classical and Contemporary Festivals ...

The former Metallica bassist is selling a collection of over 60 guitars and basses. Jason Newsted Is Selling Bass Guitars He ...

A veteran of over 10,000 record dates, Carol Kaye improvised her entire bassline on this 1971 Quincy Jones single ...

A stirring among strings led in Cygnus Arioso’s Winter Gala at Homes a Court Gallery on Sunday, four years after emerging in ...

For example, Toro y Moi recently announced a new album, Hole Erth, which is set for release September 6 via Dead Oceans. The ...

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 ...