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The cornett is a lip-reed wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, popular from 1500 to 1650. Although smaller and larger sizes were made in both straight and cur
Three different cornetts: mute cornett, curved cornett and tenor cornett.
Three different cornetts: mute cornett, curved cornett and tenor cornett.
Ivory cornetto in A, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ivory cornetto in A, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Highly decorated cornett and mouthpiece, cornetto in A, mouthpiece at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Highly decorated cornett and mouthpiece, cornetto in A, mouthpiece at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Curved cornetts from the Cité de la Musique, Philharmonie de Paris. Black cornets (wood covered with leather or black parchment) and ivory cornets.
Curved cornetts from the Cité de la Musique, Philharmonie de Paris. Black cornets (wood covered with leather or black parchment) and ivory cornets.
Cornet
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The cornet is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B♭.
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…members. As well, the mute cornett variant was a quiet instrument, playing "gentle, soft and sweet." The cornett is not to be confused with the modern cornet, a valved brass instrument with a separate origin and development. The English spelling cornet, which had applied to the cornett since about 1400, was…
Connie Jones playing a long-model cornet
Connie Jones playing a long-model cornet