Editing Contrabass

{{about|a variety of instruments in the contrabass register|the string instrument sometimes referred to as contrabass|double bass|the contrabass voice type|basso profondo}}
{{Short description|Instrument tuned in octaves lower than the standard instrument}}
'''Contrabass''' (from {{langx|it|contrabbasso}}) refers to several [[musical instrument]]s of very low pitch—generally one [[octave]] below bass register instruments. While the term most commonly refers to the [[double bass]] (which is the bass instrument in the orchestral string family, tuned lower than the [[cello]]), many other instruments in the contrabass register exist.

The term "contrabass" is relative, usually denoting a very low-pitched instrument of its type, rather than one in a particular range. For example, the [[contrabass flute]]'s lowest note is approximately an octave higher than that of the [[contrabass clarinet]]. Instruments tuned below contrabass instruments, such as the [[double contrabass flute]] or [[subcontrabass saxophone]], may be referred to as "double contrabass," "triple contrabass," "subcontrabass," or "octocontrabass" instruments. On the other hand, the "contrabass" classification often includes such instruments.

==Wind==
===Brass===
*[[Contrabass bugle]], a variant tuba used in drum and bugle corps
*Contrabass [[hélicon]]
*Contrabass [[sackbut]]
*[[Contrabass serpent]]
*Contrabass [[saxhorn]] in EE♭ 
*Contrabass saxhorn in BB♭
*Subcontrabass saxhorn in EEE♭
*Subcontrabass saxhorn in BBB♭
*[[Contrabass trombone]], in F or BB♭ below the bass trombone
*[[Contrabass trumpet]]
*[[Subcontrabass tuba]] in BBB♭

===Woodwind===
*[[Contrabass clarinet]], two octaves below the B♭ [[soprano clarinet]]
*[[Subcontrabass clarinet|Octocontralto clarinet]], two octaves below the [[alto clarinet]]
*Subcontralto clarinet, alias of an octocontralto clarinet
*[[Subcontrabass clarinet|Octocontrabass clarinet]], three octaves below the B♭ soprano clarinet
*Subcontrabass clarinet, alias of an octocontrabass clarinet
*[[Contrabass flute]], two octaves below the C [[Western concert flute|concert flute]]
*[[Subcontrabass flute]], two octaves below the [[alto flute]]
*[[Double contrabass flute]], three octaves below the C concert flute
*[[Hyperbass flute]], four octaves below the C concert flute
*[[Contrabass oboe]], two octaves below the [[oboe]]
*Contrabass [[ocarina]], one octave below the bass ocarina in C
*Great contrabass [[pommer]]
*[[Rackett|Contrabass rackett]]
*[[Recorder (musical instrument)#Types of recorders|Contrabass recorder]], in F, two octaves below the alto/treble recorder
*[[Recorder (musical instrument)#Types of recorders|Subcontrabass recorder]], in C, three octaves below the soprano/descant recorder
*[[Recorder (musical instrument)#Types of recorders|Sub-subcontrabass recorder]], in F, three octaves below the alto/treble recorder
*[[Contrabass sarrusophone]], range similar to the contrabass saxophone
*[[Contrabass saxophone]], two octaves below the [[alto saxophone]]
*[[Subcontrabass saxophone]], two octaves below the [[tenor saxophone]]
*Contrabass [[tin whistle]]<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://chiffboard.mati.ca//viewtopic.php?t=13988&highlight=
| title=Sub-Contrabass Whistle Profundo
| publisher=Chiff and Fipple Forums
| access-date=2007-03-12}}</ref>
*Contrabass [[tubax]], a saxophone-like instrument two octaves below the alto saxophone
*Subcontrabass [[tubax]], two octaves below the tenor saxophone
*[[Contrabassoon]], an octave below the [[bassoon]]
*[[Contraforte]], a recently invented proprietary wide-bore variant of the contrabassoon with a more powerful tone and an upward pointing bell
*[[Reed contrabass]]
*[[Contrabassophone]]<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.contrabass.com/pages/contrabassophone.html
| title=The Contrabassophone
| publisher=Contrabass Mania
| access-date=2007-03-12}}</ref>
*Slide reed subcontrabass<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.contrabass.com/pages/sliderackett.html
| title=Slide Reed Subcontrabass
| publisher=Contrabass Mania
| access-date=2007-03-12}}</ref>

===Other===
*Contrabass [[harmonica]]
*Contrabass singer, [[basso profondo]] or oktavist, a rare sub-bass, classical singer who performs notes in the contrabass octave

==String==
===Bowed===
*[[Double bass]],  a contrabass [[violin]]
*[[Violone]], or contrabass [[viol]]
*[[Octobass]]
*[[Triple contrabass viol]]
*[[Laruan|Dalaruan]], used in the modern [[Chinese orchestra]]
*[[Dihu|Dadihu]], used in the modern [[Chinese orchestra]]

===Plucked===
*[[Acoustic bass guitar]]
*[[Bass guitar]]
*[[Contrabass guitar]]
*[[Subcontrabass guitar]]
*Contrabass [[balalaika]], a large triangular lute used in traditional Russian folk music
*[[Guitarrón]], a [[Mexican people|Mexican]] acoustic bass guitar used in [[mariachi]] ensembles
*[[Chitarrone moderno]], a plucked bass type designed around 1900 by Italian luthiers for use in a [[mandolin orchestra]]
*Contrabass [[ukulele]], typically marketed as the Kala U-Bass

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Contrabass instruments| ]]