The double bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, as well as the concert band, and is featured in concertos, solo and chamber music in Western classical music. The bass is used ...

His solo recitals promote the vocal beauty and richness of the double bass ... He has worked extensively as a jazz bassist in New York, Colorado, and Munich, and was a member of the Eastman School of ...

It got its name from the job it used to do. It used to 'double the bass' played by the harpsichord in 17th-century orchestras. Now it has its own music and even the occasional solo!

Now based in Vienna, Ryu studies under the renowned professor Dominik Wagner at the University of Music ... the double bass from its traditional role in orchestras to a celebrated solo instrument.