At 69, Dyke had played with the symphony for nearly 50 years, and he toured the state spreading the joy of classical music to ...

Fretted, fretless, double bass, eight-string – Sting was unstoppable on bass, filling up the empty spaces within the trio ...

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 ...

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Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments ...

This past Saturday was a "Double Lunker Day" for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with two "Legacy Class" largemouth bass weighing in at over 13 pounds caught in East Texas. The level of ...

1. How and why did you choose to play your instrument? I started playing the bass when I was 10. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Junior Department was looking for new recruits for the Mini ...

20-pound double bass strapped to his back. For almost 50 years, Dyke served as the symphony’s most enthusiastic ambassador, stepping into the lobby during intermissions with his big bass in tow ...