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Examples
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(A contra-basso spake so, and the rest sighed anew.)
Late Lyrics and Earlier : with Many Other Verses Thomas Hardy 1884
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"The Ravenswing's voice is a magnificent contra-basso of nine octaves," etc.
Men's Wives William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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A Septet, _per il violino, viola, violoncello, contra-basso, clarinetto, corno, fagotto; -- tutti obbligati_ (I can write nothing that is not _obbligato_, having come into the world with an _obbligato_ accompaniment!)
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 Ludwig van Beethoven 1798
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“The Ravenswing’s voice is a magnificent contra-basso of nine octaves,” etc. —
Mens Wives 2006
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A Septet, per il violino, viola, violoncello, contra-basso, clarinetto, corno, fagotto; ” tutti obbligati (I can write nothing that is not obbligato, having come into the world with an obbligato accompaniment!)
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Vol. 1 of 2 Wallace, Lady 1866
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