Assertion: double bass | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: to transport
type: PURPOSE
value: as the cello
type: OTHER
value: approximately
type: DEGREE
value: according to john rigden
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: According to John Rigden, a double bass would need to be twice as large as its present size for its bowed notes to sound powerful enough to be heard over an orchestra.
text: The instrument's standard English name, double bass may be derived from the size of the double size, since it is approximately twice as large as the cello, or because the double bass was originally used to double the cello part an octave lower.
text: The double bass is large and awkward to transport, which also created transportation problems for touring bands.