The difference between Bass viol and Contrabass
When used as nouns, bass viol means a fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. it occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. similar to (but smaller than) a cello, whereas contrabass means part or section one octave lower than bass.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bass viol and Contrabass
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Bass viol as a noun:
A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.
Examples:
"My piano teacher also plays the bass viol."
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Contrabass as a noun:
part or section one octave lower than bass.
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Contrabass as a noun:
double bass, string bass
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Contrabass as a noun:
person or instrument performing the contrabass part.