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I'm guessing it's because the instrument plays not one octave below middle c but two octaves.
The double bass is a transposed instrument. By that I mean the sound the bass makes is one octave lower than what is shown on the bass clef.
So I just assume double bass to equate to two octaves below.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoIn German, its name is fagotto, which means long stick. Bass means, well, bass, and oon means one, so in English it means bass one.
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∙ 13y agoThey got there name by a famous person name Andrew Jackson. When he was 4 year old he invented a instrument called "bass drum."
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What is the name of a bass drum?
Bass drum. The bass drum in a trap set is also called the kick drum.
What is the name of the center of a drum?
bass drum
Name the drums which can be tuned to different notes?
it is the snare drum, the bass drum and the bass bum :)
What is a bass drum hoop?
A bass drum hoop is the outer rim of the bass drum that sandwiches the bass drum head to the actual shell of the bass drum.
What Name of the two unpitched percussion instrument?
Some type of drum.
What is the name of a bass drum?
Bass drum. The bass drum in a trap set is also called the kick drum.
What is the name of the center of a drum?
bass drum
What is the name the center drum in the kit?
The bass drum
What is another name for the kick drum?
bass drum
What is another name for kick drum?
bass drum
Name the drums which can be tuned to different notes?
it is the snare drum, the bass drum and the bass bum :)
What is a bass drum hoop?
A bass drum hoop is the outer rim of the bass drum that sandwiches the bass drum head to the actual shell of the bass drum.
What Name of the two unpitched percussion instrument?
Some type of drum.
What instrument do you use while playing a bass drum?
You use the ... bass drum while playing the bass drum ... (?)
What name of the center drum in a kit?
Being low in pitch the BASS drum is center and sits on the floor.
What the name of the center of a drum kit?
Being low in pitch the BASS drum is center and sits on the floor.
What produces the lowest pitch a Congo drum or bass drum?
the bass drum produces the lowest pitch
