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 | | The double bass, unlike the rest of the violin family, still reflects influence and can be considered partly derived from the (Any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family) viol family of instruments. |
 | | The bass bow is strung with white or fl horse hair or a combination of fl and white. |
 | | One of the very few double bass (A composition for orchestra and a soloist) concertos is by (United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)) Serge Koussevitzky (better known as a (The person who leads a musical group) conductor), a piece written in 1905. |
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