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What is Latin rhythm?
Latin rhythms include the music of all Latin American countries and cross all varieties: from the simple northern music of Mexico and the United States to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos to the simple sounds of the quena.
What is a double bass music?
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 typically notated one octave higher than sounding to avoid excessive ledger lines below the staff.
Why is double bass called double bass?
The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. ... The origin of the name of the double bass stems from the fact that its initial function was to double the bass line of large ensembles.
