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contrabass [ˈkɒntrəbeıs] N ADJ

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She plays three instruments; guitar, piano and contrabass.
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As a virtuoso solo instrument, even a few concertos have been composed for the contrabass flute.
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The family was divided into two groups of seven saxophones each from the soprano to the contrabass.
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The group was notable for its contrabass saxophone, which is 203 centimetres tall with a 43-centimetre-diameter bell.
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As this is a fifth below the most common contrabass tuning, some call this a subcontrabass.
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All brass players and drummers except contrabass/tuba players and bass drummers wear the star on the left breast.
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The sheer cost and limited availability of contra-alto and contrabass flutes usually prevent most community-based flute choirs from performing these works.
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Contrabass sarrusophones come in two bore widths: big pipes, which sound mellower and softer, but are still reedy; and small pipes, which are extremely reedy.
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It has the same register as a regular contrabass saxophone but is much more compact due to its tubing being folded more times.
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Contrabass strings are arranged in a descending chromatic scale.
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