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The cimbasso is a low brass instrument that covers the same range as a tuba or contrabass trombone. First appearing in Italy in the early 19th century as an upright serpent , the term cimbasso came to denote several instruments that could play the lowest brass part in 19th century Italian opera orchestras .
The cimbasso covers the same range as a tuba or a contrabass trombone. The term cimbasso first appeared in early 19th century Italian opera scores, and originally referred to an upright serpent or an ophicleide .
Cimbasso. F Cimbasso; E♭ Cimbasso; C Cimbasso; B♭ Cimbasso; aerophones: 423.232: Italy: brass instruments: trombone Clarinets. Piccolo clarinet in A♭ (or G) Sopranino clarinet in E♭ (or D) Soprano clarinet in B♭ (or A; also C, low G) Basset clarinet in A; Clarinette d'amour in G; Basset horn in F; Alto clarinet in E♭ Bass clarinet ...
Conrad Charles Daellenbach C.M. (/ ˈ d ɛ l ə n b ɑː k / DEL-ən-bahk; [1] born July 12, 1945) is an American and Canadian [2] tubist.He is best known as one of the founding members of the Canadian Brass, in which he remains the quintet's tuba player, publisher, business administrator and professional relationships manager.
The cimbasso is also seen instead of a tuba in the orchestral repertoire. The Italian word cimbasso, first appearing in the early 19th century, is thought to be a contraction used by musicians of the term corno basso or corno di basso (lit. ' bass horn '), sometimes appearing in scores as c. basso or c. in basso. [7]
The contrabass trombone (German: Kontrabassposaune, Italian: trombone contrabbasso) is the lowest-pitched instrument in the trombone family of brass instruments.While modern instruments are pitched in 12 ft (12 ′) F with a single slide, the first practical contrabass trombones appeared in the mid-19th century built in 18 ′ B♭ an octave below the tenor trombone with a double slide.
A small number were made instead from copper or brass; one brass serpent in the Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica in Bologna was built in 1773 with an added outer layer of leather. [7] The instrument uses a mouthpiece about the same size as a trombone mouthpiece, originally made from ivory, horn or hardwood.
Melton Meinl Weston is a manufacturer of brass instruments owned by Buffet Crampon.It is based in Geretsried in Germany, and formerly based in Kraslice.. Their main brands are Melton and Meinl Weston, with current instruments bearing both logos.