Bass instruments evoke a unique fascination—they’re large and heavy, some of them could be described as unwieldy, and everything about them is bigger and more expansive than their higher-pitched relatives: string lengths, keys, distances between holes, vibrating columns of air, and reeds—which sometimes even have to be bent due to the instruments’ sizes. Playing such … Continue reading Contrabassoon, Bass Flute, & Co. – The mdw’s Lowest Wind Instruments