نشأة و تطور آلة الكنترباص

Abstract EN

This research aims to explore the history of double bass ; in particular its occurrence & development.

Moreover, it reveals this instrument’s historical origins, starting from its birth, walking through the ages, to end up with its recent modification.

Referring to all vital instruments in the life of double bass, and comparing between them.

Nevertheless, the research clarifies the periodical stages the instrument went through.

And it also explains the relationship between developing the qualities of the instrument & the role it have played in the orchestra over the ages, by analyzing several musical pieces chosen from different periods.

What is more, this research includes various techniques of tuning double bass’s strings through the centuries.