Editing Cimbasso (section)

==Etymology ==

The Italian word {{lang|it|cimbasso}}, first appearing in the early 19th century, is thought to be a contraction used by musicians of the term {{lang|it|corno basso}} or {{lang|it|corno di basso}} ({{lit.|bass horn}}), sometimes appearing in scores as ''c. basso'' or ''c. in basso''.{{sfn|Meucci|1996|p=144–5}} The term was used loosely to refer to the lowest bass instrument available in the brass family, which changed over the course of the 19th century. In the mid-20th century the word ''cimbasso'' began to be used in German-speaking countries to refer to slide contrabass trombones in F.<ref name="MGG2"/> This vagueness long impeded research into the instrument's history.{{sfn|Meucci|1996|p=157|loc=note 69}}