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

  1. 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."

  1. Contrabass as a noun:

    part or section one octave lower than bass.

  2. Contrabass as a noun:

    double bass, string bass

  3. Contrabass as a noun:

    person or instrument performing the contrabass part.