Contrabass, brief description
“The double-bass is the contrabass instrument of the string section and is not strictly speaking a member of the violin family (violin, viola, cello). The double-bass differs in several ways from the instruments of the violin family. In its modern form it is a hybrid, combining elements of both the viola da gamba and the violin families.”
Contrabass: Academic Bass Portal
"A site conceived as a research tool for the collection, dissemination and the advancement of the cumulative double bass knowledge. The goal of this portal is to provide the world’s most comprehensive double bass bibliography in a format that is always current, accessible and upgradeable."
Contrabass: Extended Techniques — The Modern Double Bass
“The purpose of this website is two-fold:
It is to serve as a compendium of contemporary double bass technique for the double bassist who wishes to pursue an interest in the performance of contemporary music and its associated techniques.
It is to provide a technical dictionary for composers wishing to compose for the instrument.”
Contrabass: Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears — Jacobs School of Music
Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears, by Don Freund, site designed by Reid Merzbacher
Contrabass: The Orchestra Up Close — Orchestre Métropolitain
“The double bass, or just bass for short, is the lowest instrument in the string family. Like the cello, the instrument is fixed to the ground with an endpin.”