Montreal's orchestra welcomes octobass

Classical Music Reels on Instagram: "We usually think of the Double Bass as the “big” instrument in the orchestra... until the Octobass enters the chat. 🎻💥 This is a true “David and Goliath” moment. On the right, a standard double bass. On the left, the massive Octobass—an instrument so large the musician has to stand on a platform and use mechanical levers just to press the strings! Playing a soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace,” the Octobass produces frequencies so low they verge on infrasou

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