On Jul 3, 2007, at 7:15 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
The DB sounds an octave lower than written. E.g., if it reads a cello part (which is often does, hence the term Double Bass), it will sound an octave lower than the celli.
Actually, the term "double bass" long predates the use of the instrument in the orchestra, and refers to the instrument's size. In some early references, a normal-sized instrument (not necessarily a cello) is called "single;" Praetorius, for example, says that the English call the Dulzian a "single curtal."*
*Actually, he writes "zinghol korthol"--but it' s clear what he's trying to say.
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