Difference between Bass Viol and Contrabass

BASS VIOL vs CONTRABASS: NOUN

A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.
Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Largest and lowest member of the violin family

Person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
Double bass, string bass
Part or section one octave lower than bass.
The lowest stringed instrument of the violin family; the double bass; -- also applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass.
The largest instrument of the viol class; the double-bass (which see). Also contrabasso.
Largest and lowest member of the violin family

A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d bass, n., and violoncello.

In music, sounding an octave lower than another instrument of the same class, or furnishing the lowest tones in a family of instruments: as, a contrabass trombone, saxhorn, etc.

Violin, Bass clarinet, Basset horn, Bassoon, Clarinet, Basso continuo, Reed instrument, Oboe, Woodwind instrument, String bass, Double bass, Bull fiddle, Bass fiddle, Contrabass, Viola da gamba

Viola da gamba, Saxophone, Trombone, Cello, Bass clarinet, Bassoon, Reed instrument, Clarinet, Bass fiddle, Low pitched, String bass, Bull fiddle, Double bass, Low, Bass viol

Baritone horn, Violin, Bass clarinet, Basset horn, Bassoon, Clarinet, Basso continuo, Reed instrument, Oboe, Woodwind instrument, String bass, Double bass, Bass fiddle, Contrabass, Viola da gamba

Violoncello, Viola da gamba, Saxophone, Trombone, Cello, Bass clarinet, Bassoon, Reed instrument, Clarinet, String bass, Low pitched, Double bass, Bass fiddle, Low, Bass viol

John Harrison was an enthusiastic player on the bass viol and developed an idiosyncratic theory on the musical scales.
Accorri slowed her only for an instant but completely destroyed the bass viol when he landed in it.
His latest efibrt was a bass viol of remarkably fine quality.
Uncle Nat was a musician and played the bass viol.
An antique violin bow or bass viol as examples.

The bass and contrabass balalaika rest on the ground on a wooden or metal pin drilled into one of its corners.
They were available in all sizes from Eb sopranino to BBb contrabass, including contrabasses in Eb, C, and Bb.
In 1992 Kurowski founded a band with Christian Brockmeier on guitar, Dieter Stein on contrabass and Mike Gosen on drums.
Eva Kingma Flutemaker from Holland makes Alto flutes, Contrabass flutes, Bass flutes and Subcontrabass flutes.
What is exciting for me is being able to use my new contrabass flute.
It is in the same range as a tuba or a contrabass trombone.
Boccherini: Divertimento for Flute, Two Violins, Viola, Two Cellos, and Contrabass No.
Helleberg styled mouthpiece that offers a real ease of playing in all registers on the contrabass tuba.
Traditional Christmas songs, four voices and guitar, violin, contrabass, percussion.
Phillip Millonzi played contrabass in the Buffalo Philharmonic.