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contrabass: synonyms: double bass ???

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a musical instrument pitched an octave lower than most bass intraments. Such stringed instruments are referred to as "double bass" and are the largest, deepest instruments in an orchestra

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^{sound file 2: https://www.freesound.org/people/sig_ex/sounds/337613/ (edited to reduce file size)}
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from horns and contrabass came deep notes while many people appeared from right and left wearing black cloaks

Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: 08 (Book Eight)

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